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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sound/alsa')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/Procfile.txt | 36 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Procfile.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Procfile.txt index cfac20cf9e3..381908d8ca4 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Procfile.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Procfile.txt @@ -88,26 +88,34 @@ card*/pcm*/info substreams, etc. card*/pcm*/xrun_debug - This file appears when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y. - This shows the status of xrun (= buffer overrun/xrun) debug of - ALSA PCM middle layer, as an integer from 0 to 2. The value - can be changed by writing to this file, such as - - # cat 2 > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/xrun_debug - - When this value is greater than 0, the driver will show the - messages to kernel log when an xrun is detected. The debug - message is shown also when the invalid H/W pointer is detected - at the update of periods (usually called from the interrupt + This file appears when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y and + CONFIG_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG=y. + This shows the status of xrun (= buffer overrun/xrun) and + invalid PCM position debug/check of ALSA PCM middle layer. + It takes an integer value, can be changed by writing to this + file, such as + + # cat 5 > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/xrun_debug + + The value consists of the following bit flags: + bit 0 = Enable XRUN/jiffies debug messages + bit 1 = Show stack trace at XRUN / jiffies check + bit 2 = Enable additional jiffies check + + When the bit 0 is set, the driver will show the messages to + kernel log when an xrun is detected. The debug message is + shown also when the invalid H/W pointer is detected at the + update of periods (usually called from the interrupt handler). - When this value is greater than 1, the driver will show the - stack trace additionally. This may help the debugging. + When the bit 1 is set, the driver will show the stack trace + additionally. This may help the debugging. - Since 2.6.30, this option also enables the hwptr check using + Since 2.6.30, this option can enable the hwptr check using jiffies. This detects spontaneous invalid pointer callback values, but can be lead to too much corrections for a (mostly buggy) hardware that doesn't give smooth pointer updates. + This feature is enabled via the bit 2. card*/pcm*/sub*/info The general information of this PCM sub-stream. |