More Generic Audio Graph Sound Card idea

[Kuninori Morimoto]

Hi Mark
Cc Pierre-Louis, Sameer

Current audio-graph-card driver has DPCM support,
but it is limited (= Mix/Mux/TDM-split/rate-convert/channel-convert).
It was expanded forcibly expanded.

Because of it, the connection judgement for normal vs DPCM is tricky.
I know Pierre-Louis want to use it for SOF, but something is missing,
thus, can't use (?).
I know now Sameer is currently trying to expand it now.
It is OK for me, but, more expansion in the future will be difficult/buggy.
For example supporting many *generic* DPCM and normal connection in the
same time will be difficult.

I'm thinking below style as new audio-graph-card2.
It is not tricky, thus connection judgement for normal vs DSP is easy.
Then, code can be more readable (= no guaranty :P) ?

I guss "audio-graph-card" and "audio-graph-card2" can have some (= not full)
compatible for normal connection. But has no compatible for DPCM connection.

I think I need to keep as-is for current audio-graph-card,
and create new audio-graph-card2 driver.
Because there is users, and card2 implementation will have huge different.
Keeping compatible and update will be very difficult or buggy.

But what do you think ?

Note 1 is that this is just idea for now.
I'm very happy to implement it, but it will be after that
my all remaining patch was posted/accepted.

Note 2 is that I'm not full DPCM analyst.
Thus, maybe audio-graph-card2 can solve current connection issue,
but might can't for unknown connection case.
In such came we need ver3 (?).

  ------------ image ---------------------------

  | Front End PCMs    |  SoC DSP  | Back End DAIs | Audio devices |
  
                      *************
  PCM0 <------------> *           * <----DAI0-----> Codec Headset
                      *           *
  PCM1 <------------> *           * <----DAI1-----> Codec Speakers
                      *   DSP     *
  PCM2 <------------> *           * <----DAI2-----> MODEM
                      *           *
  PCM3 <------------> *           * <----DAI3-----> BT
                      *           *
                      *           * <----DAI4-----> DMIC
                      *           *
                      *           * <----DAI5-----> FM
                      *************
  ------------ DT sample ---------------------------

	sound {
		compatible = "audio-graph-card2";

		dais = <&pcm0,
			&pcm1,
			&pcm2,
			&pcm3>;
	};

	front-end {
		ports {
			pcm0: port at 0 { pcm0_endpoint: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_f0>; }; };
			pcm1: port at 1 { pcm1_endpoint: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_f1>; }; };
			pcm2: port at 2 { pcm2_endpoint: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_f2>; }; };
			pcm3: port at 3 { pcm3_endpoint: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_f3>; }; };
		};
	};

	dsp {
		compatible = "audio-graph-card2-dsp";

		ports {
			/* Front End side */
			port at 0 { dsp_f0: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&pcm0>; }; };
			port at 1 { dsp_f1: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&pcm1>; }; };
			port at 2 { dsp_f2: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&pcm2>; }; };
			port at 3 { dsp_f3: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&pcm3>; }; };

			/* Back End side */
			port at 4 { dsp_b0: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai0>; }; };
			port at 5 { dsp_b1: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai1>; }; };
			port at 6 { dsp_b2: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai2>; }; };
			port at 7 { dsp_b3: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai3>; }; };
			port at 8 { dsp_b4: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai4>; }; };
			port at 9 { dsp_b5: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dai5>; }; };
		};
	};

	back-end {
		ports {
			port at 0 { dai0: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b0>; }; };
			port at 1 { dai1: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b1>; }; };
			port at 2 { dai2: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b2>; }; };
			port at 3 { dai3: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b3>; }; };
			port at 4 { dai4: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b4>; }; };
			port at 5 { dai5: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&dsp_b5>; }; };
		};
	};