[alsa-devel] [PATCH 10/30] ALSA: doc: ReSTize powersave document
Takashi Iwai
tiwai at suse.de
Thu Nov 10 22:06:21 CET 2016
A simple conversion from a text file.
Put into designs subdirectory, although it's mostly relevant with
HD-audio.
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
---
Documentation/sound/designs/index.rst | 1 +
.../sound/{alsa/powersave.txt => designs/powersave.rst} | 16 +++++++++-------
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/sound/{alsa/powersave.txt => designs/powersave.rst} (76%)
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/designs/index.rst b/Documentation/sound/designs/index.rst
index 82d19fe3c380..362e1c23d51f 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/designs/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/designs/index.rst
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Designs and Implementations
:maxdepth: 2
procfile
+ powersave
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/powersave.txt b/Documentation/sound/designs/powersave.rst
similarity index 76%
rename from Documentation/sound/alsa/powersave.txt
rename to Documentation/sound/designs/powersave.rst
index 9657e8099228..138157452eb9 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/powersave.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/designs/powersave.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+==========================
Notes on Power-Saving Mode
==========================
AC97 and HD-audio drivers have the automatic power-saving mode.
-This feature is enabled via Kconfig CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE
-and CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE options, respectively.
+This feature is enabled via Kconfig ``CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE``
+and ``CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE`` options, respectively.
With the automatic power-saving, the driver turns off the codec power
appropriately when no operation is required. When no applications use
@@ -11,20 +12,21 @@ the device and/or no analog loopback is set, the power disablement is
done fully or partially. It'll save a certain power consumption, thus
good for laptops (even for desktops).
-The time-out for automatic power-off can be specified via power_save
+The time-out for automatic power-off can be specified via ``power_save``
module option of snd-ac97-codec and snd-hda-intel modules. Specify
the time-out value in seconds. 0 means to disable the automatic
power-saving. The default value of timeout is given via
-CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT and
-CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT Kconfig options. Setting this to 1
+``CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT`` and
+``CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT`` Kconfig options. Setting this to 1
(the minimum value) isn't recommended because many applications try to
reopen the device frequently. 10 would be a good choice for normal
operations.
-The power_save option is exported as writable. This means you can
+The ``power_save`` option is exported as writable. This means you can
adjust the value via sysfs on the fly. For example, to turn on the
automatic power-save mode with 10 seconds, write to
-/sys/modules/snd_ac97_codec/parameters/power_save (usually as root):
+``/sys/modules/snd_ac97_codec/parameters/power_save`` (usually as root):
+::
# echo 10 > /sys/modules/snd_ac97_codec/parameters/power_save
--
2.10.2
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