On 27 Jun 2010, at 14:34, Adam Rosenberg wrote:
If I want to integrate this code into the uClinux-dist-2009R1.1-RC4 distribution, is it simply a matter of copying the files in "[linux-2.6-asoc.git]/sound/" to the linux-2.6/sound directory for uClinux? Or is it better if I git clone linux-2.6-asoc and move my custom board development files there? Is there a driver installation guide somewhere that I can read about this?
Merge this as you would any other patch. If you are concerned with integration with a non-mainline patchset I would encourage you to seek advice from whoever provides that patchset. This code is aimed at mainline and is intended to function in a mainline environment.
I am concerned that the official Blackfin distribution (http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/download/frsrelease/473/7285/uClinux-dist-200...) will not be compatible with the ASoC distribution (git://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/linux-2.6-asoc). Can you tell me if there are any differences between these?
You should not be using the Wolfson repositories to track ASoC development. Use the repository listed in MAINTAINERS.
- Where can I find the ASoC documentation?
Documentation/sound/alsa/soc, the changelogs and the code.
- Is there an installation guide to use ASoC with an existing Kernel?
ASoC has been a part of the standard Linux kernel since 2.6.21. Unless your kernel is exceptionally old it will already contain ASoC.
- What are the differences between the wolfsonmicro.com
linux-2.6-asoc and blackfin.uclinux.org uClinux-dist-2009R1.1-RC4?
I can't really comment on a specific version of an out of tree patch set, the Wolfson tree contains only a few unmerged changes to support Wolfson devices. You should either compare the code yourself or ask the ucLinux community to explain the changes they've made to the standard Linux code.