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[28/44] fireworks: Add command/response functionality into hwdep interface

Message ID 1395400229-22957-29-git-send-email-o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp (mailing list archive)
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Takashi Sakamoto March 21, 2014, 11:10 a.m. UTC
This commit adds two functionality for hwdep interface, adds two parameters for
this driver, add a node for proc interface.

To receive responses from devices, this driver already allocate own callback
into initial memory space in host controller. This means no one can allocate
its own callback to the address. So this driver must give a way for user
applications to receive responses.

This commit adds a functionality to receive responses via hwdep interface. The
application can receive responses to read from this interface. To achieve this,
this commit adds a buffer to queue responses. The default size of this buffer is
1024 bytes. This size can be changed to give preferrable size to
'resp_buf_size' parameter for this driver. The application should notice rest
of space in this buffer because this driver don't push responses when this
buffer has no space.

Additionaly, this commit adds a functionality to transmit commands via hwdep
interface. The application can transmit commands to write into this interface.
I note that the application can transmit one command at once, but can receive
as many responses as possible untill the user-buffer is full.

When using these interfaces, the application must keep maximum number of
sequence number in command within the number in firewire.h because this driver
uses this number to distinguish the response is against the command by the
application or this driver.

Usually responses against commands which the application transmits are pushed
into this buffer. But to enable 'resp_buf_debug' parameter for this driver, all
responses are pushed into the buffer. When using this mode, I reccomend to
expand the size of buffer.

Finally this commit adds a new node into proc interface to output status of the
buffer.

Signed-off-by: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp>
---
 include/uapi/sound/firewire.h                    |  18 +++
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c             |  19 +++
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h             |  22 +--
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c     |   6 +-
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c       | 129 ++++++++++++++---
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c        |  18 +++
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 7 files changed, 341 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

Comments

Clemens Ladisch April 4, 2014, 9:31 a.m. UTC | #1
Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> +++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
>  #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS	0x000010cc
>  #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DICE_NOTIFICATION	0xd1ce004e
> +#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE	0x4e617475

Why "Natu"?  ;-)

> +/* each field should be in big endian */
> +struct snd_efw_transaction {
> +	uint32_t length;
> +	uint32_t version;
> +	uint32_t seqnum;
> +	uint32_t category;
> +	uint32_t command;
> +	uint32_t status;
> +	uint32_t params[0];
> +};

uint32_t is not guaranteed to be available in a userspace header.
Add <linux/types.h>, and use __u32.

> +++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
>  static int index[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
>  static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
>  static bool enable[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
> +unsigned int resp_buf_size	= 1024;
> +bool resp_buf_debug		= false;

When the driver is compiled into the kernel, these variable names could
introduce conflicts.  Use a prefix like "efw_" or "fireworks_"; the
parameter names can then be made pretty by using module_param_named().

> +static long
> +hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
> +	    loff_t *offset)
> +{
> +	...
> +	if (count < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
> +		return -EINVAL;

The size must not be larger than allowed for a single write transaction.
This would eventually be caught by the firewire core, but checking it
here would avoid allocating lots of memory.


Regards,
Clemens
Takashi Sakamoto April 4, 2014, 11:11 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi Clemens,

(Apr 04 2014 18:31), Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
>> +++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
>>   #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS	0x000010cc
>>   #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DICE_NOTIFICATION	0xd1ce004e
>> +#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE	0x4e617475
>
> Why "Natu"?  ;-)

Hehe, it's my association from "Fireworks" in Japanese.
I believe cultures in Continental Europe have the similar association ;)

For practical reason, I have no other ideas to fit in the 4 bytes.

>> +/* each field should be in big endian */
>> +struct snd_efw_transaction {
>> +	uint32_t length;
>> +	uint32_t version;
>> +	uint32_t seqnum;
>> +	uint32_t category;
>> +	uint32_t command;
>> +	uint32_t status;
>> +	uint32_t params[0];
>> +};
>
> uint32_t is not guaranteed to be available in a userspace header.
> Add <linux/types.h>, and use __u32.

Can I request the reason?

Here I force users to include <stdint.h> and use types defined in ISO 
C99. I think this way is standard. (but not standard between 
kernel/user-land?)

>> +++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
>>   static int index[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
>>   static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
>>   static bool enable[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
>> +unsigned int resp_buf_size	= 1024;
>> +bool resp_buf_debug		= false;
>
> When the driver is compiled into the kernel, these variable names could
> introduce conflicts.  Use a prefix like "efw_" or "fireworks_"; the
> parameter names can then be made pretty by using module_param_named().

I never pay attension to compiling as built-in.

OK. I try to use the macro, maybe with "snd_efw" so as easily realizing 
it's in Sound subsystem.

>> +static long
>> +hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
>> +	    loff_t *offset)
>> +{
>> +	...
>> +	if (count < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>
> The size must not be larger than allowed for a single write transaction.
> This would eventually be caught by the firewire core, but checking it
> here would avoid allocating lots of memory.

I investigate the length of all commands and realize the maximum bytes 
is 304 (0x130) for isochronous channel mapping (see 
FFADO:src/fireworks/efc/efc_cmds_ioconfig.h). With leaving some space 
for this value, I think 0x140 is better for this purpose.


Thank you

Takashi Sakamoto
o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp
Clemens Ladisch April 4, 2014, 12:15 p.m. UTC | #3
Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> (Apr 04 2014 18:31), Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>> Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
>>> +/* each field should be in big endian */
>>> +struct snd_efw_transaction {
>>> +    uint32_t length;
>>> +    uint32_t version;
>>> +    uint32_t seqnum;
>>> +    uint32_t category;
>>> +    uint32_t command;
>>> +    uint32_t status;
>>> +    uint32_t params[0];
>>> +};
>>
>> uint32_t is not guaranteed to be available in a userspace header.
>> Add <linux/types.h>, and use __u32.
>
> Can I request the reason?
>
> Here I force users to include <stdint.h> and use types defined in
> ISO C99. I think this way is standard. (but not standard between
> kernel/user-land?)

Headers should always be self-contained, i.e., they must include any
other headers they need.

As for the ISO C types, Linus Torvalds wrote:
| On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Paul Mackerras wrote:
| >
| > uint32_t is defined to be exactly 32 bits wide, so where's the problem
| > in using it instead of __u32 in the headers that describe the
| > user/kernel interface?  (Ditto for uint{8,16,64}_t, of course.
|
| The kernel uses u8/u16/u32 because:
|
| 	- the kernel should not depend on, or pollute user-space naming.
| 	  YOU MUST NOT USE "uint32_t" when that may not be defined, and
| 	  user-space rules for when it is defined are arcane and totally
| 	  arbitrary.
|
| 	- since the kernel cannot use those types for anything that is
| 	  visible to user space anyway, there has to be alternate names.
| 	  The tradition is to prepend two underscores, so the kernel would
| 	  have to use "__uint32_t" etc for its header files.
|
| 	- at that point, there's no longer any valid argument that it's a
| 	  "standard type" (it ain't), and I personally find it a lot more
| 	  readable to just use the types that the kernel has always used:
| 	  __u8/__u16/__u32. For stuff that is only used for the kernel,
| 	  the shorter "u8/u16/u32" versions may be used.
|
| In short: having the kernel use the same names as user space is ACTIVELY
| BAD, exactly because those names have standards-defined visibility, which
| means that the kernel _cannot_ use them in all places anyway. So don't
| even _try_.
<http://yarchive.net/comp/linux/kernel_headers.html>

>>> +static long
>>> +hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
>>> +        loff_t *offset)
>>> +{
>>> +    ...
>>> +    if (count < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
>>> +        return -EINVAL;
>>
>> The size must not be larger than allowed for a single write transaction.
>> This would eventually be caught by the firewire core, but checking it
>> here would avoid allocating lots of memory.
>
> I investigate the length of all commands and realize the maximum bytes
> is 304 (0x130) for isochronous channel mapping. With leaving some
> space for this value, I think 0x140 is better for this purpose.

IEEE-1394 defines the maximum payload for asynchronous data packets (see
table 6-4); for S100/S200/S400/S800, it's 512/1024/2048/4096 bytes.

Fireworks devices always are S400; just use the maximum of 0x200 bytes.
(Anything less risks incompatibilities with an old kernel when some
mixer application wants to use a new command introduced in some new
firmware version.)


Regards,
Clemens
Takashi Sakamoto April 4, 2014, 3:13 p.m. UTC | #4
Clemens,

I realized this patch include another bug...

> +static long
> +hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
> +	    loff_t *offset)
> +{
> ...
> +	/* check seqnum is not for kernel-land */
> +	seqnum = ((struct snd_efw_transaction *)buf)->seqnum;
> +	if (seqnum + 2 > SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX) {
> +		count = -EINVAL;
> +		goto end;
> +	}

I expect that the user data consists of __be32 array. So the correct way 
to calculate seqnum is:

seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)buf)->seqnum);


Regards

Takashi Sakamoto
o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp
Takashi Sakamoto April 8, 2014, 2:45 a.m. UTC | #5
Hi Clemens,

(Apr 4 2014 21:15), Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Headers should always be self-contained, i.e., they must include any
> other headers they need.

Yes. If the header is publicly used, it must be self-contained. I decide 
to replace uint32_t to __u32.

> As for the ISO C types, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> | On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Paul Mackerras wrote:
>...
> | In short: having the kernel use the same names as user space is ACTIVELY
> | BAD, exactly because those names have standards-defined visibility, which
> | means that the kernel _cannot_ use them in all places anyway. So don't
> | even _try_.
> <http://yarchive.net/comp/linux/kernel_headers.html>

Thanks for this pointer.

> IEEE-1394 defines the maximum payload for asynchronous data packets (see
> table 6-4); for S100/S200/S400/S800, it's 512/1024/2048/4096 bytes.
>
> Fireworks devices always are S400; just use the maximum of 0x200 bytes.
> (Anything less risks incompatibilities with an old kernel when some
> mixer application wants to use a new command introduced in some new
> firmware version.)

Here lesser length of address is preferable because it's exclusive 
resource in host controller. And the risk (un-disclosed commands) seems 
to be enough low because Fireworks is end of life.

...But this is not so strong claim. I'm OK to use 0x200 because S400 
unit must also support S100.


Takashi Sakamoto
o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp
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Patch

diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
index fc9afb2..7f4c419 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ 
 
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS	0x000010cc
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DICE_NOTIFICATION	0xd1ce004e
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE	0x4e617475
 
 struct snd_firewire_event_common {
 	unsigned int type; /* SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_xxx */
@@ -22,10 +23,27 @@  struct snd_firewire_event_dice_notification {
 	unsigned int notification; /* DICE-specific bits */
 };
 
+#define SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX	((uint32_t)(BIT(28) - 1))
+/* each field should be in big endian */
+struct snd_efw_transaction {
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint32_t version;
+	uint32_t seqnum;
+	uint32_t category;
+	uint32_t command;
+	uint32_t status;
+	uint32_t params[0];
+};
+struct snd_firewire_event_efw_response {
+	unsigned int type;
+	uint32_t response[0];	/* some responses */
+};
+
 union snd_firewire_event {
 	struct snd_firewire_event_common            common;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_lock_status       lock_status;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_dice_notification dice_notification;
+	struct snd_firewire_event_efw_response      efw_response;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
index 2c7ef3a..c482a30 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
 static bool enable[SNDRV_CARDS]	= SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;
+unsigned int resp_buf_size	= 1024;
+bool resp_buf_debug		= false;
 
 module_param_array(index, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(index, "card index");
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@  module_param_array(id, charp, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string");
 module_param_array(enable, bool, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "enable Fireworks sound card");
+module_param(resp_buf_size, uint, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(resp_buf_size, "response buffer size "
+		 "(min 300, max 4096, default 1024)");
+module_param(resp_buf_debug, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(resp_buf_debug, "store all responses to buffer");
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_mutex);
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(devices_used, SNDRV_CARDS);
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@  efw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 {
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	struct snd_efw *efw;
+	void *resp_buf;
 	int card_index, err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
@@ -181,6 +189,14 @@  efw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	/* prepare response buffer */
+	resp_buf_size = clamp(resp_buf_size, 300U, 4096U);
+	resp_buf = kzalloc(resp_buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (resp_buf == NULL) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
 	err = snd_card_new(&unit->device, index[card_index], id[card_index],
 			   THIS_MODULE, sizeof(struct snd_efw), &card);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -196,6 +212,7 @@  efw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 	mutex_init(&efw->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&efw->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&efw->hwdep_wait);
+	efw->resp_buf = efw->pull_ptr = efw->push_ptr = resp_buf;
 
 	err = get_hardware_info(efw);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -219,6 +236,7 @@  efw_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
+	snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(efw);
 	err = snd_efw_create_hwdep_device(efw);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
@@ -250,6 +268,7 @@  static void efw_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 	struct snd_efw *efw = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
 	snd_efw_stream_destroy_duplex(efw);
+	snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(efw);
 
 	snd_card_disconnect(efw->card);
 	snd_card_free_when_closed(efw->card);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
index 9c57dbe..27a05d6 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ 
 #define HWINFO_NAME_SIZE_BYTES		32
 #define HWINFO_MAX_CAPS_GROUPS		8
 
+extern unsigned int resp_buf_size;
+extern bool resp_buf_debug;
+
 struct snd_efw_phys_grp {
 	u8 type;	/* see enum snd_efw_grp_type */
 	u8 count;
@@ -87,23 +90,24 @@  struct snd_efw {
 	int dev_lock_count;
 	bool dev_lock_changed;
 	wait_queue_head_t hwdep_wait;
-};
 
-struct snd_efw_transaction {
-	u32 length;
-	u32 version;
-	u32 seqnum;
-	u32 category;
-	u32 command;
-	u32 status;
-	u32 params[0];
+	/* response queue */
+	u8 *resp_buf;
+	u8 *pull_ptr;
+	u8 *push_ptr;
+	unsigned int resp_queues;
 };
+
+int snd_efw_transaction_cmd(struct fw_unit *unit,
+			    const void *cmd, unsigned int size);
 int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 			    const void *cmd, unsigned int cmd_size,
 			    void *resp, unsigned int resp_size, u32 seqnum);
 int snd_efw_transaction_register(void);
 void snd_efw_transaction_unregister(void);
 void snd_efw_transaction_bus_reset(struct fw_unit *unit);
+void snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(struct snd_efw *efw);
+void snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(struct snd_efw *efw);
 
 struct snd_efw_hwinfo {
 	u32 flags;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
index 9b19e3e..92f3325 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_command.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ 
  * Information commands. But this module don't use them.
  */
 
+#define EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MIN	(SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX + 1)
 #define EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX	((u32)~0)
 
 /* for clock source and sampling rate */
@@ -120,8 +121,9 @@  efw_transaction(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int category,
 
 	/* to keep consistency of sequence number */
 	spin_lock(&efw->lock);
-	if (efw->seqnum + 1 >= EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX)
-		efw->seqnum = 0;
+	if ((efw->seqnum < EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MIN) ||
+	    (efw->seqnum >= EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX - 2))
+		efw->seqnum = EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MIN;
 	else
 		efw->seqnum += 2;
 	seqnum = efw->seqnum;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
index 4c28b6c..19a470a 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_hwdep.c
@@ -7,26 +7,100 @@ 
  */
 
 /*
- * This codes have three functionalities.
+ * This codes have five functionalities.
  *
  * 1.get information about firewire node
  * 2.get notification about starting/stopping stream
  * 3.lock/unlock streaming
+ * 4.transmit command of EFW transaction
+ * 5.receive response of EFW transaction
+ *
  */
 
 #include "fireworks.h"
 
 static long
-hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf,  long count,
+hwdep_read_resp_buf(struct snd_efw *efw, char __user *buf, long remained,
+		    loff_t *offset)
+{
+	unsigned int length, till_end, type;
+	struct snd_efw_transaction *t;
+	long count = 0;
+
+	if (remained < sizeof(type) + sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	/* data type is SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE */
+	type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE;
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &type, sizeof(type)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	remained -= sizeof(type);
+	buf += sizeof(type);
+
+	/* write into buffer as many responses as possible */
+	while (efw->resp_queues > 0) {
+		t = (struct snd_efw_transaction *)(efw->pull_ptr);
+		length = be32_to_cpu(t->length) * sizeof(u32);
+
+		/* confirm enough space for this response */
+		if (remained < length)
+			break;
+
+		/* copy from ring buffer to user buffer */
+		while (length > 0) {
+			till_end = resp_buf_size -
+				(unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->resp_buf);
+			till_end = min_t(unsigned int, length, till_end);
+
+			if (copy_to_user(buf, efw->pull_ptr, till_end))
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			efw->pull_ptr += till_end;
+			if (efw->pull_ptr >= efw->resp_buf + resp_buf_size)
+				efw->pull_ptr = efw->resp_buf;
+
+			length -= till_end;
+			buf += till_end;
+			count += till_end;
+			remained -= till_end;
+		}
+
+		efw->resp_queues--;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static long
+hwdep_read_locked(struct snd_efw *efw, char __user *buf, long count,
+		  loff_t *offset)
+{
+	union snd_firewire_event event;
+
+	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
+
+	event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
+	event.lock_status.status = (efw->dev_lock_count > 0);
+	efw->dev_lock_changed = false;
+
+	count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
+
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &event, count))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static long
+hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf, long count,
 	   loff_t *offset)
 {
 	struct snd_efw *efw = hwdep->private_data;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	union snd_firewire_event event;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	while (!efw->dev_lock_changed) {
+	while ((!efw->dev_lock_changed) && (efw->resp_queues == 0)) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&efw->hwdep_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 		schedule();
@@ -36,20 +110,42 @@  hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf,  long count,
 		spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
 	}
 
-	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
-	if (efw->dev_lock_changed) {
-		event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
-		event.lock_status.status = (efw->dev_lock_count > 0);
-		efw->dev_lock_changed = false;
-
-		count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
-	}
+	if (efw->dev_lock_changed)
+		count = hwdep_read_locked(efw, buf, count, offset);
+	else if (efw->resp_queues > 0)
+		count = hwdep_read_resp_buf(efw, buf, count, offset);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, &event, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	return count;
+}
 
+static long
+hwdep_write(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, const char __user *data, long count,
+	    loff_t *offset)
+{
+	struct snd_efw *efw = hwdep->private_data;
+	u32 seqnum;
+	u8 *buf;
+
+	if (count < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	buf = memdup_user(data, count);
+	if (IS_ERR(buf))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
+	/* check seqnum is not for kernel-land */
+	seqnum = ((struct snd_efw_transaction *)buf)->seqnum;
+	if (seqnum + 2 > SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX) {
+		count = -EINVAL;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (snd_efw_transaction_cmd(efw->unit, buf, count) < 0)
+		count = -EIO;
+end:
+	kfree(buf);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -62,13 +158,13 @@  hwdep_poll(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	poll_wait(file, &efw->hwdep_wait, wait);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
-	if (efw->dev_lock_changed)
+	if (efw->dev_lock_changed || (efw->resp_queues > 0))
 		events = POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	else
 		events = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
 
-	return events;
+	return events | POLLOUT;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -172,6 +268,7 @@  hwdep_compat_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, struct file *file,
 
 static const struct snd_hwdep_ops hwdep_ops = {
 	.read		= hwdep_read,
+	.write		= hwdep_write,
 	.release	= hwdep_release,
 	.poll		= hwdep_poll,
 	.ioctl		= hwdep_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
index 54b2ee0..1e64210 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_proc.c
@@ -177,6 +177,23 @@  end:
 }
 
 static void
+proc_read_queues_state(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
+		       struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	struct snd_efw *efw = entry->private_data;
+	unsigned int consumed;
+
+	if (efw->pull_ptr > efw->push_ptr)
+		consumed = resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->push_ptr);
+	else
+		consumed = (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->pull_ptr);
+
+	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%d %d/%d\n",
+		    efw->resp_queues, consumed, resp_buf_size);
+}
+
+static void
 add_node(struct snd_efw *efw, struct snd_info_entry *root, const char *name,
 	 void (*op)(struct snd_info_entry *e, struct snd_info_buffer *b))
 {
@@ -212,4 +229,5 @@  void snd_efw_proc_init(struct snd_efw *efw)
 	add_node(efw, root, "clock", proc_read_clock);
 	add_node(efw, root, "firmware", proc_read_hwinfo);
 	add_node(efw, root, "meters", proc_read_phys_meters);
+	add_node(efw, root, "queues", proc_read_queues_state);
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
index c2f499e..a310958 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_transaction.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ 
 #define ERROR_DELAY_MS 5
 #define EFC_TIMEOUT_MS 125
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(instances_lock);
+static struct snd_efw *instances[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_PTR;
+
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(transaction_queues_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(transaction_queues);
 
@@ -59,6 +62,14 @@  struct transaction_queue {
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 };
 
+int snd_efw_transaction_cmd(struct fw_unit *unit,
+			    const void *cmd, unsigned int size)
+{
+	return snd_fw_transaction(unit, TCODE_WRITE_BLOCK_REQUEST,
+				  MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_COMMAND,
+				  (void *)cmd, size, 0);
+}
+
 int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 			    const void *cmd, unsigned int cmd_size,
 			    void *resp, unsigned int resp_size, u32 seqnum)
@@ -80,9 +91,7 @@  int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 
 	tries = 0;
 	do {
-		ret = snd_fw_transaction(unit, TCODE_WRITE_BLOCK_REQUEST,
-					 MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_COMMAND,
-					 (void *)cmd, cmd_size, 0);
+		ret = snd_efw_transaction_cmd(t.unit, (void *)cmd, cmd_size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -109,27 +118,92 @@  int snd_efw_transaction_run(struct fw_unit *unit,
 }
 
 static void
-efw_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
-	     int tcode, int destination, int source,
-	     int generation, unsigned long long offset,
-	     void *data, size_t length, void *callback_data)
+copy_resp_to_buf(struct snd_efw *efw, void *data, size_t length, int *rcode)
 {
-	struct fw_device *device;
-	struct transaction_queue *t;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int rcode;
-	u32 seqnum;
+	size_t capacity, till_end;
+	struct snd_efw_transaction *t;
 
-	rcode = RCODE_TYPE_ERROR;
-	if (length < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction)) {
-		rcode = RCODE_DATA_ERROR;
-		goto end;
-	} else if (offset != MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_RESPONSE) {
-		rcode = RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR;
+	spin_lock_irq(&efw->lock);
+
+	t = (struct snd_efw_transaction *)data;
+	length = min_t(size_t, t->length * sizeof(t->length), length);
+
+	if (efw->push_ptr < efw->pull_ptr)
+		capacity = (unsigned int)(efw->pull_ptr - efw->push_ptr);
+	else
+		capacity = resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->pull_ptr);
+
+	/* confirm enough space for this response */
+	if (capacity < length) {
+		*rcode = RCODE_CONFLICT_ERROR;
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-	seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)data)->seqnum);
+	/* copy to ring buffer */
+	while (length > 0) {
+		till_end = resp_buf_size -
+			   (unsigned int)(efw->push_ptr - efw->resp_buf);
+		till_end = min_t(unsigned int, length, till_end);
+
+		memcpy(efw->push_ptr, data, till_end);
+
+		efw->push_ptr += till_end;
+		if (efw->push_ptr >= efw->resp_buf + resp_buf_size)
+			efw->push_ptr = efw->resp_buf;
+
+		length -= till_end;
+		data += till_end;
+	}
+
+	/* for hwdep */
+	efw->resp_queues++;
+	wake_up(&efw->hwdep_wait);
+
+	*rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
+end:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&efw->lock);
+}
+
+static void
+handle_resp_for_user(struct fw_card *card, int generation, int source,
+		     void *data, size_t length, int *rcode)
+{
+	struct fw_device *device;
+	struct snd_efw *efw;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		efw = instances[i];
+		if (efw == NULL)
+			continue;
+		device = fw_parent_device(efw->unit);
+		if ((device->card != card) ||
+		    (device->generation != generation))
+			continue;
+		smp_rmb();	/* node id vs. generation */
+		if (device->node_id != source)
+			continue;
+
+		break;
+	}
+	if (i == SNDRV_CARDS)
+		goto end;
+
+	copy_resp_to_buf(efw, data, length, rcode);
+end:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
+static void
+handle_resp_for_kernel(struct fw_card *card, int generation, int source,
+		       void *data, size_t length, int *rcode, u32 seqnum)
+{
+	struct fw_device *device;
+	struct transaction_queue *t;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&transaction_queues_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &transaction_queues, list) {
@@ -146,14 +220,76 @@  efw_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
 			t->size = min_t(unsigned int, length, t->size);
 			memcpy(t->buf, data, t->size);
 			wake_up(&t->wait);
-			rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
+			*rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&transaction_queues_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void
+efw_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
+	     int tcode, int destination, int source,
+	     int generation, unsigned long long offset,
+	     void *data, size_t length, void *callback_data)
+{
+	int rcode, dummy;
+	u32 seqnum;
+
+	rcode = RCODE_TYPE_ERROR;
+	if (length < sizeof(struct snd_efw_transaction)) {
+		rcode = RCODE_DATA_ERROR;
+		goto end;
+	} else if (offset != MEMORY_SPACE_EFW_RESPONSE) {
+		rcode = RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	seqnum = be32_to_cpu(((struct snd_efw_transaction *)data)->seqnum);
+	if (seqnum > SND_EFW_TRANSACTION_SEQNUM_MAX) {
+		handle_resp_for_kernel(card, generation, source,
+				       data, length, &rcode, seqnum);
+		if (resp_buf_debug)
+			handle_resp_for_user(card, generation, source,
+					     data, length, &dummy);
+	} else {
+		handle_resp_for_user(card, generation, source,
+				     data, length, &rcode);
+	}
 end:
 	fw_send_response(card, request, rcode);
 }
 
+void snd_efw_transaction_add_instance(struct snd_efw *efw)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		if (instances[i] != NULL)
+			continue;
+		instances[i] = efw;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
+void snd_efw_transaction_remove_instance(struct snd_efw *efw)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&instances_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_CARDS; i++) {
+		if (instances[i] != efw)
+			continue;
+		instances[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&instances_lock);
+}
+
 void snd_efw_transaction_bus_reset(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
 	struct transaction_queue *t;