Re: [PATCH] media: aspeed: Use v4l2_dbg to replace v4l2_warn to avoid log spam

[Jammy Huang]

Hi Paul,

On 2022/11/23 下午 04:08, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Jammy,
>
>
> Am 10.11.22 um 10:56 schrieb Jammy Huang:
> > If the host is powered off, there will be many warning log. To avoid the
>
> …, many warnings are logged.
>
> Also, please paste one example message.
OK
> Are the messages really just debug messages, or only in the one 
> condition? If the latter, another solution should be found, like 
> checking if the host is powered off, or rate limiting the message.

In my opinion, these logs are the former one.

video: Timed out; first mode detect

=> This would happen if timing detection failed.

No signal; don't start frame

=> This would happen when timing-detection is not finished with valid 
resolution detected.

> > log spam in this condition, replace v4l2_warn with v4l2_dbg.
>
> Please add a reference, to Zev’s report on the mailing list.
>
> Link: …
OK, thanks.
> > Signed-off-by: Jammy Huang <jammy_huang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   drivers/media/platform/aspeed/aspeed-video.c | 16 ++++++++--------
> >   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/aspeed/aspeed-video.c 
> > b/drivers/media/platform/aspeed/aspeed-video.c
> > index cf76aeee8cb6..662465d13a0e 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/platform/aspeed/aspeed-video.c
> > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/aspeed/aspeed-video.c
> > @@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ static int aspeed_video_start_frame(struct 
> > aspeed_video *video)
> >       bool bcd_buf_need = (video->format != VIDEO_FMT_STANDARD);
> >         if (video->v4l2_input_status) {
> > -        v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "No signal; don't start frame\n");
> > +        v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "No signal; don't start 
> > frame\n");
> >           return 0;
> >       }
> >         if (!(seq_ctrl & VE_SEQ_CTRL_COMP_BUSY) ||
> >           !(seq_ctrl & VE_SEQ_CTRL_CAP_BUSY)) {
> > -        v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "Engine busy; don't start 
> > frame\n");
> > +        v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "Engine busy; don't 
> > start frame\n");
> >           return -EBUSY;
> >       }
> >   @@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int aspeed_video_start_frame(struct 
> > aspeed_video *video)
> >                          struct aspeed_video_buffer, link);
> >       if (!buf) {
> >           spin_unlock_irqrestore(&video->lock, flags);
> > -        v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "No buffers; don't start frame\n");
> > +        v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "No buffers; don't 
> > start frame\n");
> >           return -EPROTO;
> >       }
> >   @@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static irqreturn_t aspeed_video_irq(int irq, 
> > void *arg)
> >               if (video->format == VIDEO_FMT_STANDARD &&
> >                   list_is_last(&buf->link, &video->buffers)) {
> >                   empty = false;
> > -                v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "skip to keep last frame 
> > updated\n");
> > +                v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "skip to keep 
> > last frame updated\n");
> >               } else {
> >                   buf->vb.vb2_buf.timestamp = ktime_get_ns();
> >                   buf->vb.sequence = video->sequence++;
> > @@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static void aspeed_video_get_resolution(struct 
> > aspeed_video *video)
> >                                 res_check(video),
> >                                 MODE_DETECT_TIMEOUT);
> >           if (!rc) {
> > -            v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out; first mode 
> > detect\n");
> > +            v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out; first 
> > mode detect\n");
> >               clear_bit(VIDEO_RES_DETECT, &video->flags);
> >               return;
> >           }
> > @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static void aspeed_video_get_resolution(struct 
> > aspeed_video *video)
> >                                 MODE_DETECT_TIMEOUT);
> >           clear_bit(VIDEO_RES_DETECT, &video->flags);
> >           if (!rc) {
> > -            v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out; second mode 
> > detect\n");
> > +            v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out; second 
> > mode detect\n");
> >               return;
> >           }
> >   @@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ static void 
> > aspeed_video_get_resolution(struct aspeed_video *video)
> >       } while (invalid_resolution && (tries++ < 
> > INVALID_RESOLUTION_RETRIES));
> >         if (invalid_resolution) {
> > -        v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "Invalid resolution detected\n");
> > +        v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "Invalid resolution 
> > detected\n");
> >           return;
> >       }
> >   @@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ static void 
> > aspeed_video_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q)
> >                   !test_bit(VIDEO_FRAME_INPRG, &video->flags),
> >                   STOP_TIMEOUT);
> >       if (!rc) {
> > -        v4l2_warn(&video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out when stopping 
> > streaming\n");
> > +        v4l2_dbg(1, debug, &video->v4l2_dev, "Timed out when 
> > stopping streaming\n");
> >             /*
> >            * Need to force stop any DMA and try and get HW into a good
> >
> > base-commit: aae703b02f92bde9264366c545e87cec451de471
> > prerequisite-patch-id: bf47e8ab2998acfbc32be5a4b7b5ae8a3ae4218b
> > prerequisite-patch-id: bf82715983e08f2e810ff1a82ce644f5f9006cd9
> > prerequisite-patch-id: 28a2040ef0235e5765f05d2fc5529bce2a0f4c6f
> > prerequisite-patch-id: 7e761c779730536db8baf50db5fc8caf058e95af
> > prerequisite-patch-id: c48ea20973fa35938a7d33a0e20d2900df48755f

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Best Regards
Jammy