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ALSA: firewire-lib: remove rx_blocks_for_midi quirk

PATCH In review Clemens Ladisch 3 participants 10 messages Nov 25, 2014 – Jan 16, 2015

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#0 lore raw

PATCH 1/2 ALSA: firewire-lib: remove rx_blocks_for_midi quirk

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
sound/firewire/amdtp.c +7 -3
index 3badc70..17548d8 100644
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #define CYCLES_PER_SECOND	8000
 #define TICKS_PER_SECOND	(TICKS_PER_CYCLE * CYCLES_PER_SECOND)
 
+/*
+ * Several devices look only at the first eight data blocks.
+ * In any case, this is more than enough for the MIDI data rate.
+ */
+#define MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS	8
+
 #define TRANSFER_DELAY_TICKS	0x2e00 /* 479.17 µs */
 
 /* isochronous header parameters */
@@ -78,8 +84,6 @@ int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 	s->callbacked = false;
 	s->sync_slave = NULL;
 
-	s->rx_blocks_for_midi = UINT_MAX;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_stream_init);
@@ -474,7 +478,7 @@ static void amdtp_fill_midi(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		b = (u8 *)&buffer[s->midi_position];
 
 		port = (s->data_block_counter + f) % 8;
-		if ((f >= s->rx_blocks_for_midi) ||
+		if ((f >= MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS) ||
 		    (s->midi[port] == NULL) ||
 		    (snd_rawmidi_transmit(s->midi[port], b + 1, 1) <= 0))
 			b[0] = 0x80;
sound/firewire/amdtp.h +0 -3
index e6e8926..cd4c4df 100644
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ struct amdtp_stream {
 	/* quirk: fixed interval of dbc between previos/current packets. */
 	unsigned int tx_dbc_interval;
 
-	/* quirk: the first count of data blocks in an rx packet for MIDI */
-	unsigned int rx_blocks_for_midi;
-
 	bool callbacked;
 	wait_queue_head_t callback_wait;
 	struct amdtp_stream *sync_slave;
sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c +0 -7
index 1aab0a32..0ebcabf 100644
@@ -484,13 +484,6 @@ int snd_bebob_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 		amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->rx_stream);
 		destroy_both_connections(bebob);
 	}
-	/*
-	 * The firmware for these devices ignore MIDI messages in more than
-	 * first 8 data blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	if (bebob->spec == &maudio_fw410_spec ||
-	    bebob->spec == &maudio_special_spec)
-		bebob->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 end:
 	return err;
 }
sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c +0 -5
index b985fc5..4f440e1 100644
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 		destroy_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Fireworks ignores MIDI messages in more than first 8 data
-	 * blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	efw->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 
 	/* set IEC61883 compliant mode (actually not fully compliant...) */
 	err = snd_efw_command_set_tx_mode(efw, SND_EFW_TRANSPORT_MODE_IEC61883);

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#1 lore raw

PATCH 2/2 ALSA: firewire-lib: limit the MIDI data rate

Do no send MIDI bytes at the full rate at which FireWire packets happen to be sent, but restrict them to the actual rate of a real MIDI port. This is required by the specification, and prevents data loss when the device's buffer overruns.

---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c |   61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
sound/firewire/amdtp.c +55 -6
index 17548d8..c0c0c5e 100644
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 #define TICKS_PER_SECOND	(TICKS_PER_CYCLE * CYCLES_PER_SECOND)
 
 /*
+ * Nominally 3125 bytes/second, but the MIDI port's clock might be
+ * 1% too slow, and the bus clock 100 ppm too fast.
+ */
+#define MIDI_BYTES_PER_SECOND	3093
+
+/*
  * Several devices look only at the first eight data blocks.
  * In any case, this is more than enough for the MIDI data rate.
  */
@@ -226,6 +232,14 @@ sfc_found:
 	for (i = 0; i < pcm_channels; i++)
 		s->pcm_positions[i] = i;
 	s->midi_position = s->pcm_channels;
+
+	/*
+	 * We do not know the actual MIDI FIFO size of most devices.  Just
+	 * assume two bytes, i.e., one byte can be received over the bus while
+	 * the previous one is transmitted over MIDI.
+	 * (The value here is adjusted for midi_ratelimit_per_packet().)
+	 */
+	s->midi_fifo_limit = rate - MIDI_BYTES_PER_SECOND * s->syt_interval + 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_stream_set_parameters);
 
@@ -467,6 +481,36 @@ static void amdtp_fill_pcm_silence(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * To avoid sending MIDI bytes at too high a rate, assume that the receiving
+ * device has a FIFO, and track how much it is filled.  This values increases
+ * by one whenever we send one byte in a packet, but the FIFO empties at
+ * a constant rate independent of our packet rate.  One packet has syt_interval
+ * samples, so the number of bytes that empty out of the FIFO, per packet(!),
+ * is MIDI_BYTES_PER_SECOND * syt_interval / sample_rate.  To avoid storing
+ * fractional values, the values in midi_fifo_used[] are measured in bytes
+ * multiplied by the sample rate.
+ */
+static bool midi_ratelimit_per_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int port)
+{
+	int used;
+
+	used = s->midi_fifo_used[port];
+	if (used == 0) /* common shortcut */
+		return true;
+
+	used -= MIDI_BYTES_PER_SECOND * s->syt_interval;
+	used = max(used, 0);
+	s->midi_fifo_used[port] = used;
+
+	return used < s->midi_fifo_limit;
+}
+
+static void midi_rate_use_one_byte(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int port)
+{
+	s->midi_fifo_used[port] += amdtp_rate_table[s->sfc];
+}
+
 static void amdtp_fill_midi(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 			    __be32 *buffer, unsigned int frames)
 {
@@ -474,16 +518,21 @@ static void amdtp_fill_midi(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	u8 *b;
 
 	for (f = 0; f < frames; f++) {
-		buffer[s->midi_position] = 0;
 		b = (u8 *)&buffer[s->midi_position];
 
 		port = (s->data_block_counter + f) % 8;
-		if ((f >= MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS) ||
-		    (s->midi[port] == NULL) ||
-		    (snd_rawmidi_transmit(s->midi[port], b + 1, 1) <= 0))
-			b[0] = 0x80;
-		else
+		if (f < MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS &&
+		    midi_ratelimit_per_packet(s, port) &&
+		    s->midi[port] != NULL &&
+		    snd_rawmidi_transmit(s->midi[port], &b[1], 1) == 1) {
+			midi_rate_use_one_byte(s, port);
 			b[0] = 0x81;
+		} else {
+			b[0] = 0x80;
+			b[1] = 0;
+		}
+		b[2] = 0;
+		b[3] = 0;
 
 		buffer += s->data_block_quadlets;
 	}
sound/firewire/amdtp.h +2 -0
index cd4c4df..8a03a91 100644
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ struct amdtp_stream {
 	bool double_pcm_frames;
 
 	struct snd_rawmidi_substream *midi[AMDTP_MAX_CHANNELS_FOR_MIDI * 8];
+	int midi_fifo_limit;
+	int midi_fifo_used[AMDTP_MAX_CHANNELS_FOR_MIDI * 8];
 
 	/* quirk: fixed interval of dbc between previos/current packets. */
 	unsigned int tx_dbc_interval;
#2 lore raw
In reply to Clemens Ladisch

At Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:52:24 +0100,

Quoted 8 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

To which branch is the patch applied?

Takashi

Quoted 81 lines
---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
sound/firewire/amdtp.c +7 -3
index 3badc70..17548d8 100644
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #define CYCLES_PER_SECOND	8000
 #define TICKS_PER_SECOND	(TICKS_PER_CYCLE * CYCLES_PER_SECOND)
 
+/*
+ * Several devices look only at the first eight data blocks.
+ * In any case, this is more than enough for the MIDI data rate.
+ */
+#define MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS	8
+
 #define TRANSFER_DELAY_TICKS	0x2e00 /* 479.17 µs */
 
 /* isochronous header parameters */
@@ -78,8 +84,6 @@ int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 	s->callbacked = false;
 	s->sync_slave = NULL;
 
-	s->rx_blocks_for_midi = UINT_MAX;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_stream_init);
@@ -474,7 +478,7 @@ static void amdtp_fill_midi(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		b = (u8 *)&buffer[s->midi_position];
 
 		port = (s->data_block_counter + f) % 8;
-		if ((f >= s->rx_blocks_for_midi) ||
+		if ((f >= MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS) ||
 		    (s->midi[port] == NULL) ||
 		    (snd_rawmidi_transmit(s->midi[port], b + 1, 1) <= 0))
 			b[0] = 0x80;
sound/firewire/amdtp.h +0 -3
index e6e8926..cd4c4df 100644
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ struct amdtp_stream {
 	/* quirk: fixed interval of dbc between previos/current packets. */
 	unsigned int tx_dbc_interval;
 
-	/* quirk: the first count of data blocks in an rx packet for MIDI */
-	unsigned int rx_blocks_for_midi;
-
 	bool callbacked;
 	wait_queue_head_t callback_wait;
 	struct amdtp_stream *sync_slave;
sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c +0 -7
index 1aab0a32..0ebcabf 100644
@@ -484,13 +484,6 @@ int snd_bebob_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 		amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->rx_stream);
 		destroy_both_connections(bebob);
 	}
-	/*
-	 * The firmware for these devices ignore MIDI messages in more than
-	 * first 8 data blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	if (bebob->spec == &maudio_fw410_spec ||
-	    bebob->spec == &maudio_special_spec)
-		bebob->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 end:
 	return err;
 }
sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c +0 -0
index b985fc5..4f440e1 100644
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 		destroy_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);

sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw) · line 184

Quoted 10 lines
sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c +0 -5
 		goto end;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Fireworks ignores MIDI messages in more than first 8 data
-	 * blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	efw->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 
 	/* set IEC61883 compliant mode (actually not fully compliant...) */
 	err = snd_efw_command_set_tx_mode(efw, SND_EFW_TRANSPORT_MODE_IEC61883);

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#3 lore raw
Quoted 11 lines · Takashi Iwai
Quoted 8 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

To which branch is the patch applied?

Sorry; this is intended for 3.19.

Regards,
Clemens

Quoted 92 lines

Takashi

Quoted 88 lines
---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
sound/firewire/amdtp.c +7 -3
index 3badc70..17548d8 100644
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #define CYCLES_PER_SECOND	8000
 #define TICKS_PER_SECOND	(TICKS_PER_CYCLE * CYCLES_PER_SECOND)
 
+/*
+ * Several devices look only at the first eight data blocks.
+ * In any case, this is more than enough for the MIDI data rate.
+ */
+#define MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS	8
+
 #define TRANSFER_DELAY_TICKS	0x2e00 /* 479.17 µs */
 
 /* isochronous header parameters */
@@ -78,8 +84,6 @@ int amdtp_stream_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 	s->callbacked = false;
 	s->sync_slave = NULL;
 
-	s->rx_blocks_for_midi = UINT_MAX;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_stream_init);
@@ -474,7 +478,7 @@ static void amdtp_fill_midi(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		b = (u8 *)&buffer[s->midi_position];
 
 		port = (s->data_block_counter + f) % 8;
-		if ((f >= s->rx_blocks_for_midi) ||
+		if ((f >= MAX_MIDI_RX_BLOCKS) ||
 		    (s->midi[port] == NULL) ||
 		    (snd_rawmidi_transmit(s->midi[port], b + 1, 1) <= 0))
 			b[0] = 0x80;
sound/firewire/amdtp.h +0 -3
index e6e8926..cd4c4df 100644
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ struct amdtp_stream {
 	/* quirk: fixed interval of dbc between previos/current packets. */
 	unsigned int tx_dbc_interval;
 
-	/* quirk: the first count of data blocks in an rx packet for MIDI */
-	unsigned int rx_blocks_for_midi;
-
 	bool callbacked;
 	wait_queue_head_t callback_wait;
 	struct amdtp_stream *sync_slave;
sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c +0 -7
index 1aab0a32..0ebcabf 100644
@@ -484,13 +484,6 @@ int snd_bebob_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 		amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->rx_stream);
 		destroy_both_connections(bebob);
 	}
-	/*
-	 * The firmware for these devices ignore MIDI messages in more than
-	 * first 8 data blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	if (bebob->spec == &maudio_fw410_spec ||
-	    bebob->spec == &maudio_special_spec)
-		bebob->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 end:
 	return err;
 }
sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c +0 -5
index b985fc5..4f440e1 100644
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 		destroy_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Fireworks ignores MIDI messages in more than first 8 data
-	 * blocks of an received AMDTP packet.
-	 */
-	efw->rx_stream.rx_blocks_for_midi = 8;
 
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sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw) · line 184

Quoted 3 lines
sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c +0 -0
 	/* set IEC61883 compliant mode (actually not fully compliant...) */
 	err = snd_efw_command_set_tx_mode(efw, SND_EFW_TRANSPORT_MODE_IEC61883);

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#4 lore raw
In reply to Clemens Ladisch

Clemens,

Quoted 6 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

Can I ask your opinion about applying this patch to devices with non-blocking mode? At least, your comment of this patch is for blocking mode (the fixed number of data blocks in a packet).

Regards

Takashi Sakamoto
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#5 lore raw
Quoted 15 lines · Takashi Sakamoto
Quoted 6 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
Quoted 3 lines

Can I ask your opinion about applying this patch to devices with non-blocking mode? At least, your comment of this patch is for blocking mode (the fixed number of data blocks in a packet).

This patch does not assume that there is a fixed number of data blocks.

It does not matter whether a stream is (non-)blocking: eight data blocks per packet (i.e., one MIDI byte per MPX-MIDI data channel per packet) is always enough for MIDI. Even at 32 kHz, there are about 4000 packets per seconds in blocking mode. In non-blocking mode, the packets are smaller (so not ecery MPX-MIDI data channels gets sent in every packet), but there are exactly 8000 packets per second, so the overall number of samples (= data blocks) does not change.

Regards,
Clemens

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#6 lore raw
Quoted 22 lines · Clemens Ladisch
Quoted 15 lines · Takashi Sakamoto
Quoted 6 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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Can I ask your opinion about applying this patch to devices with non-blocking mode? At least, your comment of this patch is for blocking mode (the fixed number of data blocks in a packet).

This patch does not assume that there is a fixed number of data blocks.

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It does not matter whether a stream is (non-)blocking: eight data blocks per packet (i.e., one MIDI byte per MPX-MIDI data channel per packet) is always enough for MIDI. Even at 32 kHz, there are about 4000 packets per seconds in blocking mode. In non-blocking mode, the packets are smaller (so not ecery MPX-MIDI data channels gets sent in every packet), but there are exactly 8000 packets per second, so the overall number of samples (= data blocks) does not change.

I was suspicious of unfairless for 8 MPX-MIDI data streams to transfer MIDI messages in non-blocking mode, because .the MPX-MIDI data stream in the first data block is different per packet.

But this is not matter. At 32.0/44.1/48.0, the number of data blocks in a packet is lesser than 8 therefore all of MPX-MIDI data stream has the same chances to transfer MIDI messages. At 88.2 kHz or higher, the number of data blocks in a packet is bigger than 8 but8 MPX-MIDI data streams has a chance per packet. As a result, All of MPX-MIDI data stream has the same opportunity to transfer MIDI messages.

I tested these two patch with below devices. All of them can transmit MIDI messages correctly at any sampling transfer tates.

M-Audio: FIreWire 1814 (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: FireWire 410 (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: FireWire AudioPhile (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: Ozonic (snd-bebob)
Yamaha: GO44 (snd-bebob)
Yamaha: GO46 (snd-bebob)
Echo Audio: AudioFire4 (snd-fireworks)
Echo Audio: AudioFirePre8 (snd-fireworks)
TC Electronic: Impact Twin (snd-dice)

These two patches solves one of issues which I wrote in my report. 9.5 A lack of throttles for MIDI messages in outgoing stream
https://github.com/takaswie/alsa-firewire-report

Thanks

Takashi Sakamoto
[email protected]

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#7 lore raw

Iwai-san,

Quoted 33 lines · Takashi Sakamoto
Quoted 8 lines · Clemens Ladisch
Quoted 7 lines · Takashi Sakamoto
Quoted 6 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

I tested these two patch with below devices. All of them can transmit MIDI messages correctly at any sampling transfer tates.

M-Audio: FIreWire 1814 (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: FireWire 410 (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: FireWire AudioPhile (snd-bebob)
M-Audio: Ozonic (snd-bebob)
Yamaha: GO44 (snd-bebob)
Yamaha: GO46 (snd-bebob)
Echo Audio: AudioFire4 (snd-fireworks)
Echo Audio: AudioFirePre8 (snd-fireworks)
TC Electronic: Impact Twin (snd-dice)

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These two patches solves one of issues which I wrote in my report. 9.5 A lack of throttles for MIDI messages in outgoing stream
https://github.com/takaswie/alsa-firewire-report

I think these two patches are deserved to merge. Could you apply these two patches to linux-next?

Regards

Takashi Sakamoto
[email protected]

author maintainer
#8 lore raw
Quoted 23 lines · Takashi Sakamoto

Iwai-san,

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Quoted 8 lines · Clemens Ladisch
Quoted 7 lines · Takashi Sakamoto
Quoted 6 lines · Clemens Ladisch

There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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I think these two patches are deserved to merge. Could you apply these two patches to linux-next?

Regards

Takashi Sakamoto
[email protected]

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#9 lore raw

At Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:18:15 +0100,

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Iwai-san,

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There are several devices that expect to receive MIDI data only in the first eight data blocks of a packet. If the driver restricts the data rate to the allowed rate (as mandated by the specification, but not yet implemented by this driver), this happens naturally. Therefore, there is no reason to ever try to use more data packets with any device.

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 sound/firewire/amdtp.c                      |   10 +++++++---
 sound/firewire/amdtp.h                      |    3 ---
 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c         |    7 -------
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c |    5 -----
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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I think these two patches are deserved to merge. Could you apply these two patches to linux-next?

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Regards

Takashi Sakamoto
[email protected]

Ping?

Sorry, overlooked. Merged now.

Takashi