Currently in ASoC, there is for each supported board a module describing the board-specific DAI links by creating a "soc-audio" platform device with an associated struct snd_soc_card.

The problem with this is that these modules are not automatically loaded by udev (or other device-scanning mechanisms) so some intervention is required before sound will work.

I can think of a few different ways to make everything happen automatically:

1. Build the board-specific bits into the platform modules which are already loaded as platform drivers.

2. Create another platform device whose only function is to cause the board modules to be loaded.

3. Something entirely different.

Someone had a recollection of the current scheme being introduced as a "temporary" solution a couple of years ago, in which case it is about time it got fixed.

I'd appreciate some input on which direction to pursue this before spending time on a potentially inappropriate solution.

-- Mans Rullgard Multimedia mans.rullgard@linaro.org