Mark Brown broonie@kernel.org writes:
On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 05:27:41PM +0100, Aidan MacDonald wrote:
Some DAIs have multiple system clock sources, which can be chosen using the "clk_id" argument to snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(). Currently this is hardcoded to 0 when using simple cards, but that choice is not always suitable.
We already have clock bindings, if we need to configure clocks we should be using those to configure there.
The existing clock bindings are only useful for setting rates, and .set_sysclk() does more than that. See my reply to Krzysztof if you want an explanation, check nau8821 or tas2552 codecs for an example of the kind of thing I'm talking about.
I picked those codecs at random, but they are fairly representative: often a codec will allow the system clock to be derived from another I2S clock (eg. BCLK), or provided directly, or maybe generated from an internal PLL. In cases like that you need to configure the codec with .set_sysclk() to select the right input. Many card drivers need to do this, it's just as important as .set_fmt() or .hw_params().
Normal DT clocks don't seem capable of doing the job of .set_sysclk() even in principle.
Regards, Aidan