[alsa-devel] [RFC 1/4] ASoC SST: Add msic codec driver

[Mark Brown]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 09:06:28PM +0530, Koul, Vinod wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 08:18:27PM +0530, Mark Brown wrote:

> > >  sound/soc/codecs/msic.h |  102 +++++++
> > >  2 files changed, 823 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

> > Makefile and Kconfig too please.

> We added all make and kconfig changes in patch4, if you want this to be per
> driver basic, next time I will do that way

Certainly for the CODEC driver.  For the platform stuff that's fine.

> Along with read and write the platform provides update bits api. So internally I
> call this when I want to update a bit (instead of soc_update which does and read
> and then write)

It'd still be easier to read the code if you used the standard APIs.

> On this I have a proposal if system provides a modify api can we add one more 
> function and use that in update bits. Like:
> snd_soc_update_bits()
> {
> 	if (codec->modif)
> 		codec->modify(....)
> 	rest of current update logic...
> }

I'm not sure it's worth it; I'd be more worried about the drivers
implementing this badly than anything else.  It's also not going to play
well with the register cache stuff.

> > > +		/*adding pcm 2 here for a while*/
> > > +		msic_modify(codec, MSIC_PCM2C2, BIT(0), BIT(0));
> > > +		break;

> > Hrm?

> This is PCM enable which I initially added in codec map and caused problems,
> hence the comment. Does this look apt in this place?

At least explain what the code is doing and why it's temporary.  The
comment isn't terribly clear.
 
> > Most of these look like they're just plain mute controls which would
> > more normally be represented as regular sound controls not related to
> > power, leaving these controls as PGAs (which is what they mostly appear
> > to be).  That would make the sequencing better, I expect, and would give
> > stereo controls to the application layer which is more normal. 

> So what you are proposing is to add these playback switches as PGAs?
> These are actually the output driver enable switches which should be turned on
> only when stream is active, hence added these as DAPM_SWITCH.

If they're power controls they shouldn't be user visible switches at all
and should be PGA widgets.

> > > +	/*fix the initial volume at 0dB*/
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_HSLVOLCTRL, 0x08);
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_HSRVOLCTRL, 0x08);
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_IHFLVOLCTRL, 0x08);
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_IHFRVOLCTRL, 0x08);

> > Leave these at the hardware defaults; 0dB may not be appropriate for
> > other systems (it seems rather loud for a headphone output...).

> The h/w default is +9dB hence setting it to 0.

Fail; I'm assuming this is extremely loud - if it is then please add a
comment explaining what the problem with the hardware defaults is and
why you're working around it.  It may be worth considering going to the
other extreme and muting by default.

> > > +	/*dac mode and lo w/a*/
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_SSR2, 0x10);
> > > +	msic_write(codec, MSIC_SSR3, 0x40);

> > "lo w/a"?

> Lineout w/a, unless we program these they don't work as intended :(

"w/a" isn't very clear.