[alsa-devel] ASoC and a codec that can't be controlled

[Timur Tabi]

Liam Girdwood wrote:

> Yes, although my feeling is that a codec "driver" would still be needed
> to define the capabilities of your codec within the audio subsystem.
> 
> e.g. supported sample rates, interface formats, etc

I'm curious - why would the codec driver dictate all that?  On my board, the sample rates are determined by the I2S controller, not the codec, because in order to change the sample rate, I program new divisors into the I2S controller's registers.