[alsa-devel] [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda - Apply codec delay to wallclock.

[Takashi Iwai]

At Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:55:27 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> At Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:17:10 -0600,
> Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > >> For playback audio_timestamp = wallclk - codec_delay_in_nsec
> > >> for capture audio_timestamp = wallclk + codec_delay_in_nsec
> > >
> > > Hmm...  I'm confused, too.  From a pretty generic view,
> > >
> > > - hwptr = the samples (frames) transferred on the (memory) buffer
> > > - hwptr + PCM delay = the point being currently captured
> > >
> > > Which position does the wall clock correspond?
> > 
> > you now have 3 positions:
> > 
> > For capture:
> > hwptr = sample in memory
> > hwptr+ delay = sample recorded on link (tracked by LPIB and wallclock)
> > hwptr+ delay + codec_delay = sample recorded by A/D
> > 
> > For playback
> > hwptr = next sample in memory to be DMA'ed
> > hwptr - delay = sample pushed on link (tracked by LPIB and wallclock)
> > hwptr - delay - codec_delay = sample played in A/D
> > 
> > the wallclock is only at the soc/chipset level, it doesn't know anything 
> > about the peripheral.
> > Makes sense?
> 
> Thanks, now it's clearer.

Dylan, could you care to submit the fix patch?


thanks,

Takashi