[mythtv-users] zilog-rx-i2c high cpu usage, lirc_zilog errors

[Chris Payne]

Chris
chrisgpayne at gmail.com



On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>> I'm able to reproduce the problem with an hvr-1950, so I don't have to worry
>> about my hdpvr now. I was talking to Andy Walls about this issue last night,
>> and he reminded me of something that you can do that'll at least get rid of
>> the cpu usage issue for now... Load lirc_zilog with tx_only=1, and the rx
>> thread that is spinning will never get launched (this assumes of course
>> that you're not using the rx portion of the hdpvr).

This workaround works perfectly for me. rmmod/modprobe got a tad
upset, so I just rebooted and the modprobe option took.

>> Anyway, digging into the problem right now to try to isolate exactly where
>> its spinning.
>
> Isolated and solved. Just a set_current_state() call that needs to
> happen a touch sooner (i.e., before calling schedule_timeout()).
> Will push the patch upstream shortly, with stable cc'd.

I will watch for that on the next update. Thanks a ton, for this and
all the other great work on MythTV.

Go Bruins!
Chris