About ws2812 use of a period of time will lead to read-only system problems

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About ws2812 use of a period of time will lead to read-only system problems

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I have a bunch of ws2812 light boards that have problems running neopixel_demo.py after running some other command line for a while: "- bash: can not create temp file for here-document: Read-only file system".
Use the mount command to view the system root directory read-write (rw) into a read-only (ro), I ruled out because of the power supply, but the problem persists, may I ask what is the reason? Is it related to operating /dev/mem device?
I'm using Raspberry Pi 3 and the kernel version is 4.9.35-v7 + # 1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU / Linux

The code execution and return are as follows:

> pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ ls
apa102_demo.py  demo_.py      larson_hue.py   neopixel_crawl.py  neosegment_demo.py  sevensegment_demo.py
box_demo.py     issue_108.py  matrix_demo.py  neopixel_demo.py   npx_demo.py         test.py
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ sudo ./neopixel_demo.py 
^Cpi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=468148k,nr_inodes=117037,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=755)
tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k)
tmpfs on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,release_agent=/lib/systemd/systemd-cgroups-agent,name=systemd)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/memory type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,memory)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/devices type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls)
tmpfs on /etc/machine-id type tmpfs (ro,mode=755)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=22,pgrp=1,timeout=300,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
mqueue on /dev/mqueue type mqueue (rw,relatime)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw,relatime)
configfs on /sys/kernel/config type configfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /run/user/1000 type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=94552k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=1000)
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ sudo ./neopixel_demo.py 
^Cpi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=468148k,nr_inodes=117037,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=755)
tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k)
tmpfs on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,release_agent=/lib/systemd/systemd-cgroups-agent,name=systemd)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/memory type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,memory)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/devices type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls)
tmpfs on /etc/machine-id type tmpfs (ro,mode=755)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=22,pgrp=1,timeout=300,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
mqueue on /dev/mqueue type mqueue (rw,relatime)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw,relatime)
configfs on /sys/kernel/config type configfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /run/user/1000 type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=94552k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=1000)
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ sudo ./neopixel_demo.py 
^Cpi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on / type ext4 (ro,noatime,data=ordered)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=468148k,nr_inodes=117037,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=755)
tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k)
tmpfs on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,release_agent=/lib/systemd/systemd-cgroups-agent,name=systemd)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/memory type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,memory)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/devices type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls)
tmpfs on /etc/machine-id type tmpfs (ro,mode=755)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=22,pgrp=1,timeout=300,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
mqueue on /dev/mqueue type mqueue (rw,relatime)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw,relatime)
configfs on /sys/kernel/config type configfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /run/user/1000 type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=94552k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=1000)
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ ls ./-bash: cannot create temp file for here-document: Read-only file system
-bash: cannot create temp file for here-document: Read-only file system
-bash: cannot create temp file for here-document: Read-only file system
-bash: cannot create temp file for here-document: Read-only file system
^C
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $ uname -a
Linux PokePi3 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux
pi@PokePi3:~/luma.led_matrix/examples $

Answer 1 · 2018-01-20T16:28:32.000Z

hello, I found the problem, the default DMA channel 5 device.py code will cause file system corruption, the original link is as follows:https://github.com/jgarff/rpi_ws281x

Important warning about DMA channels
You must make sure that the DMA channel you choose to use for the LEDs is not already in use by the operating system.
For example, using DMA channel 5 will cause filesystem corruption on the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.
The default DMA channel (10) should be safe for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, but this may change in future software releases.

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/luma/led_matrix/device.py

220 pin = 18
221 channel = 0
222 dma = 5
223 freq_hz = 800000
224 brightness = 255
225 strip_type = ws.WS2811_STRIP_GRB
226 invert = False

Answer 2 · 2018-01-20T16:43:56.000Z

@pokebox thanks for this research. Can you make a pull request with this change (also make sure to include your name in the CONTRIBUTORS file)? Thanks.

Answer 3 · 2018-01-20T17:18:59.000Z

OK！This is my first attempt

Answer 4 · 2018-01-20T22:32:04.000Z

If we change it to 10, could that cause filesystem corruption for people with, say, RPi2?

Should look at making it conditionally 5 or 10 depending on the model?