[alsa-devel] [PATCH] asoc: add dummy codec

[Gabriel M. Beddingfield]

On 04/11/2013 11:02 AM, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
>> Instead, wouldn't it be better to extend it by defining some platform data?  Maybe something like:
>
> Either you want a dummy or you want one with specific requirements. For the
> former case use the dummy codec, for the later case add a proper driver.
> Putting these kinds of things in your board file is in my opinion a bad habit.

Well, I've seen a couple cases where a dummy codec /is/ the proper 
driver and all that's needed is to restrict the formats that the DAI 
supports (sample rate, etc).

Yes, we can always write a board-specific dummy codec with the 
restricted formats -- but since there's already one in ASoC, why not 
make it extensible?

-gabriel