Re: [PATCH] media: coda: Keep metas sync with hardware fifo

[Benjamin Gaignard]

Le 11/11/2021 à 18:03, Philipp Zabel a écrit :
> Hi Benjamin,
>
> On Mon, 2021-11-08 at 15:24 +0100, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
> > After updating the output fifo position be sure that metas are also
> > synchronised with this position.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-bit.c | 6 ++++++
> >   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-bit.c b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-bit.c
> > index c484c008ab02..28c56286b0de 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-bit.c
> > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda-bit.c
> > @@ -2315,6 +2315,12 @@ static void coda_finish_decode(struct coda_ctx *ctx)
> >   	/* Update kfifo out pointer from coda bitstream read pointer */
> >   	coda_kfifo_sync_from_device(ctx);
> >
> > +	/*
> > +	 * After updating the read pointer, we need to check if
> > +	 * any metas are consumed and should be released.
> > +	 */
> > +	coda_decoder_drop_used_metas(ctx);
> > +
> This doesn't look right. If you drop all metas seen by the decoder right
> away, they can't be copied into the decoded picture's meta slot later in
> this function. I'd expect you run into the "empty timestamp list!"
> errors if you do this.

Hi Philipp,

I don't run into the "empty timestamp list!" errors.
The only case I have seen metas been dropped here it is when
an invalid/incomplete frame has been send into the decoder.
When that happens I don't see any interrupt or error message but
the erroneous frame stay in the list.
If that occur 4 times (I'm using CODA 960) then the decoder hang.
Dropping the metas at this moment solve this problem.

Maybe you can guide me to a better solution ?

Regards,
Benjamin

> regards
> Philipp