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authorMark Farrugia <mark.farrugia@fiberdyne.com.au>2018-10-08 16:47:25 +1100
committerMark Farrugia <mark.farrugia@fiberdyne.com.au>2018-10-26 17:27:46 +1100
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Update documentation
Add 'map' to configfs test, remove old mentions of module parameters Signed-off-by: Mark Farrugia <mark.farrugia@fiberdyne.com.au>
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@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Using AVIRT
## Introduction
## Table of Contents
+
1. [Load/Unload AVIRT](#un-load-avirt)
2. [Configuring AVIRT](#configuring-avirt)
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ Using AVIRT
## Loading and Unloading AVIRT
-As root, load the required ```avirt_core.ko``` and subsequent audio path.
+### Load Out of Tree
+
+As root, load the required `avirt_core.ko` and subsequent audio path.
As an example, the Dummy Audiopath is being loaded here.
```sh
@@ -20,14 +23,38 @@ insmod dummy/dummy_audiopath.ko
```
### Note:
+
The loading and unloading of drivers can be performed using the helper scripts.
-To run, we must load the kernel modules using the `loadDrivers.sh` script, which contains sample module parameters to AVIRT:
+To run, we must load the kernel modules using the `scripts/load.sh` script:
+
```sh
-$ ./loadDrivers.sh
+$ ./scripts/load.sh
```
+
To unload the drivers use:
+
+```sh
+$ ./scripts/unload.sh
+```
+
+### Load In Tree
+
+#### Note:
+
+Either build the module in tree, or you can copy the modules manually and then run `depmod` to generate dependencies.
+For example, in AGL:
+
```sh
-$ ./unload.sh
+mkdir -p /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/extra
+cp avirt_core.ko avirt_dummyap.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/extra
+depmod
+```
+
+Once the modules are in place, we can load the modules using:
+
+```sh
+modprobe avirt_core
+modprobe avirt_dummyap
```
<a name="configure-avirt" />
@@ -35,22 +62,27 @@ $ ./unload.sh
## Configuring AVIRT
AVIRT is configured using configfs.
-### Note:
-A sample script for the following is supplied inside the ```scripts``` folder.
+
+### Note:
+
+A sample script for the following is supplied inside the `scripts` folder.
First, verify the kernel supports the use of configfs.
+
```sh
fgrep configfs /proc/filesystems
```
the expected output is:
+
```
nodev configfs
```
Once confirmed, we can mount the configfs at the conventional point:
+
```sh
-#Check configfs is mounted on the system
+# Check configfs is mounted on the system
mkdir -p /config
mount -t configfs none /config
```
@@ -61,20 +93,27 @@ Finally, we can configure AVIRT:
# Set up each of the cards channels
mkdir /config/avirt/streams/playback_media
echo "2">/config/avirt/streams/playback_media/channels
+echo "ap_dummy">/config/avirt/streams/playback_media/map
mkdir /config/avirt/streams/playback_navigation
echo "1">/config/avirt/streams/playback_navigation/channels
+echo "ap_dummy">/config/avirt/streams/playback_navigation/map
mkdir /config/avirt/streams/playback_emergency
echo "1">/config/avirt/streams/playback_emergency/channels
+echo "ap_dummy">/config/avirt/streams/playback_emergency/map
mkdir /config/avirt/streams/capture_voice
echo "1">/config/avirt/streams/capture_voice/channels
+echo "ap_dummy">/config/avirt/streams/capture_voice/map
# Finally, seal the card, and initiate configuration
echo "1">/config/avirt/streams/sealed
```
+Alternatively, the test script at `scripts/test_configfs.sh` can be used.
+
### Note:
+
A simplified helper library, libavirt, is available [here](https://github.com/fiberdyne/libavirt).
Please refer to the readme in libavirt for further details.