Messages in this thread | | | From | Pintu Kumar <> | Date | Sat, 30 Sep 2017 09:34:12 +0530 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] [tools]: android/ion: userspace test utility for ion buffer sharing |
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On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 11:41 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> wrote: >>>> On 09/26/2017 11:08 AM, Pintu Agarwal wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This is a test utility to verify ION buffer sharing in user space >>>>> between 2 independent processes. >>>>> It uses unix domain socket as IPC to transfer an FD to another process >>>>> and install it. >>>>> >>>>> This utility demonstrates how ION buffer sharing can be implemented >>>>> between >>>>> two user space processes, using various heap ids. >>>>> >>>>> This utility is verified on Ubuntu 32-bit machine using 2 independent >>>>> process such as: ionapp_export (server) and ionapp_import (client). >>>>> First the server needs to be run to export FD to the client. >>>>> This utility works only if /dev/ion interface is present. >>>>> >>>>> Here is a sample demo example: >>>>> >>>>> linux-stable/tools/android/ion$ sudo ./ionapp_export.out -i 1 -s 10 >>>>> heap_type: 2, heap_size: 10 >>>>> Fill buffer content: >>>>> 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd >>>>> Sharing fd: 6, Client fd: 5 >>>>> <ion_close_buffer_fd>: buffer release successfully.... >>>>> >>>>> linux-stable/tools/android/ion$ sudo ./ionapp_import.out >>>>> Received buffer fd: 4 >>>>> Read buffer content: >>>>> 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd >>>>> Fill buffer content: >>>>> 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd >>>>> 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd >>>>> 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd 0xfd >>>>> <ion_close_buffer_fd>: buffer release successfully.... >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Pintu Agarwal<pintu.ping@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> This is a good start on a test app for Ion but it needs to be >>>> updated to use the new ABI. >>> >>> Thanks Laura for your feedback. >>> Can you point out what changes are required? >>> >> Ok I got it what you mean. >> In the latest mainline kernel I observed that there are several >> changes to uapi/ion.h header file. >> Like this one: >> staging: android: ion: Break the ABI in the name of forward progress >> >> I can quickly make those changes. >> In fact I actually started with linux-next tree itself. >> But there is one problem that I am facing using linux-next or latest >> mainline kernel. >> Right now, I am running Ubuntu on Oracle virtual box 5.1 (I don't have >> the real Ubuntu PC as of now). >> This virtual box supports only 4.10 LTS kernel version. >> If I try to build and flash for higher kernel version, the system does >> not boot and goes to kernel panic during boot (even without my >> changes). >> So, I ended up using the same LTS kernel version. >> >> Now I need to figure out how to use the linux-next tree. >> If you have any suggestions please let me know. >> > Ok, one option is, I can pull all those recent patches and apply on my > LTS branch then verify it and submit on latest release. > But, is there any other option to verify linux-next tree? >
Hello Laura, Right now I am facing problem in using linux-next tree. Once I resolve that problem, I will resubmit this patch on the linux-next itself.
Thank you!
>> >> Thanks, >> Pintu >> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Laura
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