1. PCM是什么
PCM是英文Pulse-code
modulation的缩写,中文译名是脉冲编码调制。我们知道在现实生活中,人耳听到的声音是模拟信号,PCM就是要把声音从模拟转换成数字信号的一种
技术,他的原理简单地说就是利用一个固定的频率对模拟信号进行采样,采样后的信号在波形上看就像一串连续的幅值不一的脉冲,把这些脉冲的幅值按一定的精度
进行量化,这些量化后的数值被连续地输出、传输、处理或记录到存储介质中,所有这些组成了数字音频的产生过程。
PCM信号的两个重要指标是采样频率和量化精度,目前,CD音频的采样频率通常为44100Hz,量化精度是16bit。通常,播放音乐时,应用程序从存
储介质中读取音频数据(MP3、WMA、AAC......),经过解码后,最终送到音频驱动程序中的就是PCM数据,反过来,在录音时,音频驱动不停地
把采样所得的PCM数据送回给应用程序,由应用程序完成压缩、存储等任务。所以,音频驱动的两大核心任务就是:
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playback 如何把用户空间的应用程序发过来的PCM数据,转化为人耳可以辨别的模拟音频
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capture 把mic拾取到得模拟信号,经过采样、量化,转换为PCM信号送回给用户空间的应用程序
2. alsa-driver中的PCM中间层
ALSA已经为我们实现了功能强劲的PCM中间层,自己的驱动中只要实现一些底层的需要访问硬件的函数即可。
要访问PCM的中间层代码,你首先要包含头文件,另外,如果需要访问一些与 hw_param相关的函数,可能也要包含。
每个声卡最多可以包含4个pcm的实例,每个pcm实例对应一个pcm设备文件。pcm实例数量的这种限制源于linux设备号所占用的位大小,如果以后使用64位的设备号,我们将可以创建更多的pcm实例。不过大多数情况下,在嵌入式设备中,一个pcm实例已经足够了。
一个pcm实例由一个playback stream和一个capture stream组成,这两个stream又分别有一个或多个substreams组成。
图2.1 声卡中的pcm结构
在嵌入式系统中,通常不会像图2.1中这么复杂,大多数情况下是一个声卡,一个pcm实例,pcm下面有一个playback stream和capture stream,playback和capture下面各自有一个substream。
下面一张图列出了pcm中间层几个重要的结构,他可以让我们从uml的角度看一看这列结构的关系,理清他们之间的关系,对我们理解pcm中间层的实现方式。
图2.2 pcm中间层的几个重要的结构体的关系图
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snd_pcm是挂在snd_card下面的一个snd_device,此snd_device保存在snd_card->devices列表中,snd_pcm保存在snd_device->device_data中。
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snd_pcm中的字段:streams[2],该数组中的两个元素指向两个snd_pcm_str结构,分别代表playback stream和capture stream
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snd_pcm_str中的substream字段,指向snd_pcm_substream结构
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snd_pcm_substream是pcm中间层的核心,绝大部分任务都是在substream中处理,尤其是他的ops(snd_pcm_ops)字段,许多user空间的应用程序通过alsa-lib对驱动程序的请求都是由该结构中的函数处理。它的runtime字段则指向snd_pcm_runtime结构,snd_pcm_runtime记录这substream的一些重要的软件和硬件运行环境和参数。
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相关数据结构主要定义如下:
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struct snd_card {
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...
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void *private_data;
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void (*private_free) (struct snd_card *card);
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struct list_head devices;
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...
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};
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struct snd_device {
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struct list_head list;
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struct snd_card *card;
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snd_device_state_t state;
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snd_device_type_t type;
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void *device_data;
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struct snd_device_ops *ops;
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};
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struct snd_device_ops {
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int (*dev_free)(struct snd_device *dev);
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int (*dev_register)(struct snd_device *dev);
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int (*dev_disconnect)(struct snd_device *dev);
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};
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如snd_pcm的snd_device_ops为:
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static struct snd_device_ops ops = {
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.dev_free = snd_pcm_dev_free,
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.dev_register = snd_pcm_dev_register,
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.dev_disconnect = snd_pcm_dev_disconnect,
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};
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struct snd_pcm {
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struct snd_card *card;
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...
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struct snd_pcm_str streams[2];
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...
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};
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struct snd_pcm_str {
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int stream;
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struct snd_pcm *pcm;
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unsigned int substream_count;
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unsigned int substream_opened;
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struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
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...
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};
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struct snd_pcm_substream {
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...
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struct snd_pcm_ops *ops;
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struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
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struct snd_pcm_substream *next;
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struct list_head link_list;
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};
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struct snd_pcm_ops {
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int (*open)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*close)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*ioctl)(struct snd_pcm_substream * substream,
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unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
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int (*hw_params)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
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int (*hw_free)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*prepare)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*trigger)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd);
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snd_pcm_uframes_t (*pointer)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*copy)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int channel,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t pos,
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void __user *buf, snd_pcm_uframes_t count);
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int (*silence)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int channel,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t pos, snd_pcm_uframes_t count);
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struct page *(*page)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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unsigned long offset);
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int (*mmap)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
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int (*ack)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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}
3. 新建一个pcm
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alsa-driver的中间层已经为我们提供了新建pcm的api:
int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device, int playback_count, int capture_count,
struct snd_pcm ** rpcm);
参数device: 表示目前创建的是该声卡下的第几个pcm,第一个pcm设备从0开始。
参数playback_count: 表示该pcm将会有几个playback substream。
参数capture_count: 表示该pcm将会有几个capture substream。
void snd_pcm_set_ops(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int direction, struct snd_pcm_ops *ops);
--设定指定方向的snd_pcm_str中的每个snd_pcm_substream的操作为此snd_pcm_ops,snd_pcm_ops定义如下:
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struct snd_pcm_ops {
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int (*open)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*close)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*ioctl)(struct snd_pcm_substream * substream,
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unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
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int (*hw_params)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
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int (*hw_free)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*prepare)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*trigger)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd);
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snd_pcm_uframes_t (*pointer)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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int (*copy)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int channel,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t pos,
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void __user *buf, snd_pcm_uframes_t count);
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int (*silence)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int channel,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t pos, snd_pcm_uframes_t count);
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struct page *(*page)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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unsigned long offset);
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int (*mmap)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
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int (*ack)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
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}
新建一个pcm可以用下面一张新建pcm的调用的序列图进行描述:
图3.1 新建pcm的序列图上
上图中snd_device_new中的ops定义如下:
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static struct snd_device_ops ops = {
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.dev_free = snd_pcm_dev_free,
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.dev_register = snd_pcm_dev_register,
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.dev_disconnect = snd_pcm_dev_disconnect,
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};
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snd_card_create pcm是声卡下的一个设备(部件),所以第一步是要创建一个声卡
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snd_pcm_new 调用该api创建一个pcm,在该api中会做以下事情
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如果有,建立playback stream,相应的substream也同时建立
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如果有,建立capture stream,相应的substream也同时建立
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调用snd_device_new()把该pcm挂到声卡的snd_card->devices链表中,参数ops中的dev_register字段指向了函数snd_pcm_dev_register,这个回调函数会在声卡的注册阶段被调用。
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snd_pcm_set_ops 设置操作该pcm的控制/操作接口函数,参数中的snd_pcm_ops结构中的函数通常就是我们驱动要实现的函数
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snd_card_register 注册声卡,在这个阶段会遍历声卡下的所有逻辑设备,并且调用各设备的注册回调函数,对于pcm,就是第二步提到的snd_pcm_dev_register函数,该回调函数建立了和用户空间应用程序(alsa-lib)通信所用的设备文件节点:/dev/snd/pcmCxxDxxp和/dev/snd/pcmCxxDxxc
4. 设备文件节点的建立(dev/snd/pcmCxxDxxp、pcmCxxDxxc)
4.1 struct snd_minor
每个snd_minor结构体保存了声卡下某个逻辑设备的上下文信息,它在逻辑设备建立阶段被填充,在逻辑设备被使用时就可以从该结构体中得到相应的信
息。pcm设备也不例外,也需要使用该结构体。该结构体在include/sound/core.h中定义。
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struct snd_minor {
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int type;
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int card;
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int device;
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const struct file_operations *f_ops;
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void *private_data;
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struct device *dev;
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};
在sound/sound.c中定义了一个snd_minor指针的全局数组:
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static struct snd_minor *snd_minors[256];
前面说过,在声卡的注册阶段(snd_card_register),会调用pcm的回调函数snd_pcm_dev_register(),这个函数里会调用函数snd_register_device_for_dev():
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static int snd_pcm_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
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{
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......
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err = snd_register_device_for_dev(devtype, pcm->card,
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pcm->device,
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&snd_pcm_f_ops[cidx],
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pcm, str, dev);
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......
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}
我们再进入snd_register_device_for_dev():
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int snd_register_device_for_dev(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
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const struct file_operations *f_ops,
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void *private_data,
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const char *name, struct device *device)
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{
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int minor;
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struct snd_minor *preg;
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if (snd_BUG_ON(!name))
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return -EINVAL;
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preg = kmalloc(sizeof *preg, GFP_KERNEL);
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if (preg == NULL)
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return -ENOMEM;
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preg->type = type;
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preg->card = card ? card->number : -1;
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preg->device = dev;
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preg->f_ops = f_ops;
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preg->private_data = private_data;
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mutex_lock(&sound_mutex);
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#ifdef CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
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minor = snd_find_free_minor();
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#else
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minor = snd_kernel_minor(type, card, dev);
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if (minor >= 0 && snd_minors[minor])
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minor = -EBUSY;
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#endif
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if (minor < 0) {
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mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
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kfree(preg);
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return minor;
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}
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snd_minors[minor] = preg;
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preg->dev = device_create(sound_class, device, MKDEV(major, minor),
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private_data, "%s", name);
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if (IS_ERR(preg->dev)) {
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snd_minors[minor] = NULL;
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mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
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minor = PTR_ERR(preg->dev);
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kfree(preg);
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return minor;
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}
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mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
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return 0;
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}
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首先,分配并初始化一个snd_minor结构中的各字段
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type:SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_PLAYBACK/SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_CAPTURE
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card: card的编号
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device:pcm实例的编号,大多数情况为0
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f_ops:snd_pcm_f_ops
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private_data:指向该snd_pcm的实例对象
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根据type,card和pcm的编号,确定数组的索引值minor,minor也作为pcm设备的此设备号
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把该snd_minor结构的地址放入全局数组snd_minors[minor]中
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最后,调用device_create创建设备节点
4.2 设备文件的建立
在4.1节的最后,设备文件已经建立,不过4.1节的重点在于snd_minors数组的赋值过程,在本节中,我们把重点放在设备文件中。
回到pcm的回调函数snd_pcm_dev_register()中:
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static int snd_pcm_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
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{
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int cidx, err;
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char str[16];
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struct snd_pcm *pcm;
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struct device *dev;
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pcm = device->device_data;
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for (cidx = 0; cidx < 2; cidx++) {
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......
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switch (cidx) {
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case SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK:
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sprintf(str, "pcmC%iD%ip", pcm->card->number, pcm->device);
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devtype = SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_PLAYBACK;
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break;
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case SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE:
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sprintf(str, "pcmC%iD%ic", pcm->card->number, pcm->device);
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devtype = SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_CAPTURE;
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break;
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}
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dev = pcm->dev;
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if (!dev)
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dev = snd_card_get_device_link(pcm->card);
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err = snd_register_device_for_dev(devtype, pcm->card,
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pcm->device,
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&snd_pcm_f_ops[cidx],
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pcm, str, dev);
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......
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}
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......
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}
以上代码我们可以看出,对于一个pcm设备,可以生成两个设备文件,一个用于playback,一个用于capture,代码中也确定了他们的命名规则:
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playback -- pcmCxDxp,通常系统中只有一个声卡和一个pcm,它就是pcmC0D0p
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capture -- pcmCxDxc,通常系统中只有一个声卡和一个pcm,它就是pcmC0D0c
snd_pcm_f_ops
snd_pcm_f_ops是一个标准的文件系统file_operations结构数组,它的定义在sound/core/pcm_native.c中:
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const struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2] = {
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{
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.owner = THIS_MODULE,
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.write = snd_pcm_write,
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.aio_write = snd_pcm_aio_write,
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.open = snd_pcm_playback_open,
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.release = snd_pcm_release,
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.llseek = no_llseek,
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.poll = snd_pcm_playback_poll,
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.unlocked_ioctl = snd_pcm_playback_ioctl,
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.compat_ioctl = snd_pcm_ioctl_compat,
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.mmap = snd_pcm_mmap,
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.fasync = snd_pcm_fasync,
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.get_unmapped_area = snd_pcm_get_unmapped_area,
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},
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{
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.owner = THIS_MODULE,
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.read = snd_pcm_read,
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.aio_read = snd_pcm_aio_read,
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.open = snd_pcm_capture_open,
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.release = snd_pcm_release,
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.llseek = no_llseek,
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.poll = snd_pcm_capture_poll,
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.unlocked_ioctl = snd_pcm_capture_ioctl,
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.compat_ioctl = snd_pcm_ioctl_compat,
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.mmap = snd_pcm_mmap,
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.fasync = snd_pcm_fasync,
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.get_unmapped_area = snd_pcm_get_unmapped_area,
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}
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};
snd_pcm_f_ops作为snd_register_device_for_dev的参数被传入,并被记录在snd_minors[minor]中的字段f_ops中。最后,在snd_register_device_for_dev中创建设备节点:
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snd_minors[minor] = preg;
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preg->dev = device_create(sound_class, device, MKDEV(major, minor),
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private_data, "%s", name);
4.3 层层深入,从应用程序到驱动层pcm
4.3.1 字符设备注册
在sound/core/sound.c中有alsa_sound_init()函数,定义如下:
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static int __init alsa_sound_init(void)
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{
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snd_major = major;
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snd_ecards_limit = cards_limit;
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if (register_chrdev(major, "alsa", &snd_fops)) {
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snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register native major device number %d/n", major);
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return -EIO;
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}
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if (snd_info_init() < 0) {
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unregister_chrdev(major, "alsa");
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return -ENOMEM;
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}
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snd_info_minor_register();
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return 0;
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}
register_chrdev中的参数major与之前创建pcm设备是device_create时的major是同一个<即116>,这样的结果是,当应用程序open设备文件/dev/snd/pcmCxDxp时,会进入snd_fops的open回调函数,我们将在下一节中讲述open的过程。
4.3.2 打开pcm设备
从上一节中我们得知,open一个pcm设备时,将会调用snd_fops的open回调函数,我们先看看snd_fops的定义:
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static const struct file_operations snd_fops =
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{
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.owner = THIS_MODULE,
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.open = snd_open
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};
进入snd_open函数,它首先从inode中取出次设备号,然后以次设备号为索引,从snd_minors全局数组中取出当初注册pcm设备时填充的
snd_minor结构(参看4.1节的内容),然后从snd_minor结构中取出pcm设备的f_ops,并且把file->f_op替换为
pcm设备的f_ops,紧接着直接调用pcm设备的f_ops->open(),然后返回。因为file->f_op已经被替换,以后,应
用程序的所有read/write/ioctl调用都会进入pcm设备自己的回调函数中,也就是4.2节中提到的snd_pcm_f_ops结构中定义的回调。
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static int snd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
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{
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unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
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struct snd_minor *mptr = NULL;
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const struct file_operations *old_fops;
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int err = 0;
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if (minor >= ARRAY_SIZE(snd_minors))
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return -ENODEV;
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mutex_lock(&sound_mutex);
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mptr = snd_minors[minor];
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if (mptr == NULL) {
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mptr = autoload_device(minor);
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if (!mptr) {
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mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
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return -ENODEV;
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}
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}
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old_fops = file->f_op;
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file->f_op = fops_get(mptr->f_ops);
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if (file->f_op == NULL) {
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file->f_op = old_fops;
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err = -ENODEV;
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}
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mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
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if (err < 0)
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return err;
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if (file->f_op->open) {
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err = file->f_op->open(inode, file);
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if (err) {
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fops_put(file->f_op);
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file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
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}
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}
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fops_put(old_fops);
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return err;
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}
下面的序列图展示了应用程序如何最终调用到snd_pcm_f_ops结构中的回调函数:
图4.3.2.1 应用程序操作pcm设备
在上图中,file->f_op为snd_pcm_f_ops[0]或snd_pcm_f_ops[1],以playback为例,接下来的调用顺序为:
1) snd_pcm_playback_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)->
/* snd_pcm根据文件节点的minor从snd_minors中获取*/
2) snd_pcm_open(struct file *file, struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)->
3) static int snd_pcm_open_file(struct file *file, struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, struct snd_pcm_file **rpcm_file)->
snd_pcm_file的定义如下:
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struct snd_pcm_file {
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struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
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int no_compat_mmap;
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};
a) 调用snd_pcm_open_substream根据stream获取对应的snd_pcm_substream
b) 创建一个pcm_file对象,并把a)中获取的snd_pcm_substream赋值给pcm_file->substream
c) file->private_data = pcm_file, 这样根据file->private_data就可以找到对应的snd_pcm_substream
d) 然后就可以调用snd_pcm_substream->ops执行具体的操作
4.3.3 写PCM设备
写PCM流程如下:
1) snd_pcm_write-> (用户态)
2) write-> (系统调用)
以下为Kernel态:
3) snd_pcm_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t * offset)
a) 从file中获取pcm_file
b) 从pcm_file中获取snd_pcm_substream
4) snd_pcm_lib_write(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
const void __user *buf, snd_pcm_uframes_t size)
5) snd_pcm_lib_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
unsigned long data,
snd_pcm_uframes_t size,
int nonblock,
transfer_f transfer)
即:snd_pcm_lib_write1(substream, (unsigned long)buf, size, nonblock,
snd_pcm_lib_write_transfer)
6) snd_pcm_lib_write_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
unsigned int hwoff,
unsigned long data, unsigned int off,
snd_pcm_uframes_t frames)
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static int snd_pcm_lib_write_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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unsigned int hwoff,
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unsigned long data, unsigned int off,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t frames)
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{
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struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
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int err;
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char __user *buf = (char __user *) data + frames_to_bytes(runtime, off);
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if (substream->ops->copy) {
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if ((err = substream->ops->copy(substream, -1, hwoff, buf, frames)) < 0)
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return err;
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} else {
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char *hwbuf = runtime->dma_area + frames_to_bytes(runtime, hwoff);
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if (copy_from_user(hwbuf, buf, frames_to_bytes(runtime, frames)))
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return -EFAULT;
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}
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return 0;
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}
在此函数中调用snd_pcm_substream->ops->copy来传递数据给ALSA Driver,再由ALSA Driver把此数据发送给hardware playback。
4.3.4 读PCM设备
读PCM流程如下:
1) snd_pcm_read-> (用户态)
2) read-> (系统调用)
以下为Kernel态:
3) snd_pcm_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
size_t count,loff_t * offset)
4) snd_pcm_lib_read(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
void __user *buf, snd_pcm_uframes_t size)
5) snd_pcm_lib_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
unsigned long data,
snd_pcm_uframes_t size,
int nonblock,
transfer_f transfer)
即:snd_pcm_lib_read1(substream, (unsigned long)buf, size, nonblock,
snd_pcm_lib_read_transfer);
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static int snd_pcm_lib_read_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
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unsigned int hwoff,
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unsigned long data, unsigned int off,
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snd_pcm_uframes_t frames)
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{
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struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
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int err;
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char __user *buf = (char __user *) data + frames_to_bytes(runtime, off);
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if (substream->ops->copy) {
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if ((err = substream->ops->copy(substream, -1, hwoff, buf, frames)) < 0)
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return err;
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} else {
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char *hwbuf = runtime->dma_area + frames_to_bytes(runtime, hwoff);
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if (copy_to_user(buf, hwbuf, frames_to_bytes(runtime, frames)))
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return -EFAULT;
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}
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return 0;
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}
5. 总结
1) 通过device_create创建的设备文件节点中包含major和minor
2) pcm设备的文件操作(file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2])被保存在snd_minors全局数据中,以minor为索引
3) snd_minors的private_data为snd_pcm实例
4)
open文件节点时,根据其major寻找已经为此major注册的open函数,在此open函数中,则根据其minor在snd_minors中找到
对应的f_ops,然后调用此f_ops->open<即snd_pcm_playback_open>