Chris has already responded to your other issues, so please see just one comment from me below.
Regards, - Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stuart [mailto:paul_stu...@seektech.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:26 AM > To: Tivy, Robert; davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com > Subject: RE: Arago Kerenel w/ codec_engine_2_00_01 issues? > > Thanks for the response! > > I'll give the latest CMEM, LinuxUtils, et al a whirl and see > what happens. The strange thing is that the mpeg4 decoder, > jpeg encode/decode, and mp3 encode/decode all load without > complaint. It's just the mpeg4enc that fails. > > > I've rebuilt cmemk.ko and dm350mmap.ko against the arago > kernel. Neither process was straight forward though because > of changes between the montavista kernel we were using. Maybe > something got botched in the process. One of the reasons to upgrade to the latest LinuxUtils is that they've been ported to the recent DaVinci GIT kernel releases, although I don't know if the MontaVista changes have kept up-to-date with the GIT changes. > > > Turning on the trace, with CE_DEBUG=2, I get the following > during mpeg4enc initialization: > > > @5,653,051us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.video1.VIDENC1 - > VIDENC1_create> Enter (engine=0x100670, name='mpeg4enc', > params=0x432ffca8) > @5,653,350us: [+0 T:0x43300490] CV - VISA_create(0x100670, > 'mpeg4enc', 0x432ffca8, 0x2496, 'ti.sdo.ce.video1.IVIDENC1') > @5,653,569us: [+0 T:0x43300490] CV - VISA_create2(0x100670, > 'mpeg4enc', 0x432ffca8, 0x30, 0x2496, 'ti.sdo.ce.video1.IVIDENC1') > @5,654,187us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.alg.Algorithm - > Algorithm_create> Enter(fxns=0xf89c0, idma3Fxns=0xf8988, > iresFxns=0x0, params=0x432ffca8, attrs=0x432ffac8) > @5,654,470us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Enter (scratchId=1, fxns=0xf89c0, parentAlg=0x0, > params=0x432ffca8) > @5,678,280us: [+2 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> algNumAlloc 7 memory recs > @5,678,574us: [+2 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> algAlloc returned numRecs=7 > @5,678,777us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[0]: size=0x2c58, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,678,985us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[1]: size=0x200, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,679,182us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[2]: size=0x19a400, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,679,568us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[3]: size=0x10e0, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,679,816us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[4]: size=0x4, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,680,026us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[5]: size=0x14000, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,680,233us: [+4 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Memory requested memTab[6]: size=0x3840, > align=0x100, space=0x11, attrs=0x1 > @5,680,648us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(11352) = 0x43301000. > @5,680,909us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x43301000) = 0x8702c000. > @5,681,514us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(512) = 0x42a02000. > @5,681,792us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x42a02000) = 0x87018000. > @5,682,401us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(1680384) = 0x43305000. > @5,682,711us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x43305000) = 0x87e00000. > @5,698,324us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(4320) = 0x43505000. > @5,698,622us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x43505000) = 0x8702a000. > @5,699,098us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(4) = 0x43507000. > @5,699,535us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x43507000) = 0x87019000. > @5,700,033us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(81920) = 0x43508000. > @5,700,348us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x43508000) = 0x8704e000. > @5,701,570us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_alloc(14400) = 0x4351c000. > @5,701,844us: [+4 T:0x43300490] OM - Memory_contigAlloc> > CMEM_getPhys(0x4351c000) = 0x87030000. > @5,757,804us: [+7 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> algInit call failed 49280 > @5,765,522us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.osal.alg - > ALG_create> Exit (algHandle=NULL) > @5,765,791us: [+7 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.alg.Algorithm - > Algorithm_create> Algorithm creation FAILED; make sure that > 1) alg params are correct/appropriate, 2) there is enough > internal and external algorithm memory available -- check > DSKT2 settings for heap assignments and scratch allocation > @5,766,031us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.alg.Algorithm - > Algorithm_delete> Enter(alg=0x1fb020) > @5,766,236us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.alg.Algorithm - > Algorithm_create> return (0x0) > @5,766,462us: [+2 T:0x43300490] CV - VISA_create> FAILED to > create local codec. > @5,766,648us: [+0 T:0x43300490] CV - VISA_delete(0x1439f8) > @5,766,817us: [+5 T:0x43300490] CV - VISA_delete> deleting > codec (localQueue=0xffff, remoteQueue=0xffff) > @5,767,009us: [+0 T:0x43300490] ti.sdo.ce.video1.VIDENC1 - > VIDENC1_create> return (0x0) Dvr_Titler Error: Failed to open > video encode algorithm: mpeg4enc (0x0) > > > From the trace, it looks like cmem is allocating the the > memory requested. I've tried passing in the default > parameters to the algorithm, the parameters used in the dvsdk > encode demo, as well as the parameters that worked for us > previously. I don't know how to check the DSKT2 settings. > > Is there any way to add more tracing to the Algorithm create? > It fails somewhat silently. Also strange that the last error > from the Codec engine is 0x0 (mpeg4enc (0x0)), not sure why > it would fail to initialize the algorithm and still return no error. > > > I appreciate the help! > > Paul > > ________________________________________ > From: Tivy, Robert [rt...@ti.com] > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 6:07 PM > To: Paul Stuart; davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com > Subject: RE: Arago Kerenel w/ codec_engine_2_00_01 issues? > > Generally, user-level code doesn't care much about the kernel > version, and CE itself is all user-level code. Since CE > encapsulates other packages that do contain kernel modules > (which do care about kernel version), such as CMEM in > LinuxUtils and DSPLink, the problem probably is with those. > > The kernel modules call APIs that can come or go with > particular Linux kernels, hence the dependency of kernel > modules on the kernel. Typically you will need to rebuild > the kernel modules for the particular kernel that you're > running. Rebuilding is also important with respect to simply > inserting the kernel modules (usually done with a > "loadmodules.sh" script) - you can't insert a kernel module > that's been built against a kernel other than the one you're > running (although there is some flexibility if the kernels in > question are "close enough" to each other). > > It would help if you described your problem opening the > mpeg4enc video encode algorithm. CE 2.00.01 is fairly old at > this point, much older than 2.6.26 Linux. I would suggest > updating to a newer CE, which also might just fix your problem. > > Regards, > > - Rob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: davinci-linux-open-source-boun...@linux.davincidsp.com > > [mailto:davinci-linux-open-source-boun...@linux.davincidsp.com > > ] On Behalf Of Paul Stuart > > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 12:55 PM > > To: davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com > > Subject: Arago Kerenel w/ codec_engine_2_00_01 issues? > > > > Hi There, > > Wondering if there is any magic that has to happen to make the > > dvsdk's codec engine (2_00_01) play with the arago kernel (2.6.26)? > > Everything compiles fine, but my app can't open the mpeg4enc video > > encode algorithm. > > Thanks, > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > > Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list > > Davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com > > > http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source > > > _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list Davinci-linux-open-source@linux.davincidsp.com http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
