[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ASoC: twl6040 - Add method to query optimum PDM_DL1 gain

[Mark Brown]

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 12:11:22PM +0000, Liam Girdwood wrote:
> The DL1 PDM interface adds a little gain depending on the output device.
> Add a method to retrieve the gain value for machine driver usage.

I'm having a hard time understanding how the machine driver would use
this information...

> +int twl6040_get_dl1_gain(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
> +{
> +	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = &codec->dapm;
> +
> +	if (snd_soc_dapm_get_pin_status(dapm, "EP"))
> +		return -1; /* -1dB */

Shouldn't this be being done by reading the CODEC register settings to
know which output DL1 is connected to?