[PATCH v2 2/2] ALSA: hda/realtek - Replace Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th quirk

[Benjamin Poirier]

On 2020-07-03 12:33 +0200, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
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> > @@ -7559,8 +7606,8 @@ static const struct snd_pci_quirk alc269_fixup_tbl[] = {
> >   	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x224c, "Thinkpad", ALC298_FIXUP_TPT470_DOCK),
> >   	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x224d, "Thinkpad", ALC298_FIXUP_TPT470_DOCK),
> >   	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x225d, "Thinkpad T480", ALC269_FIXUP_LIMIT_INT_MIC_BOOST),
> > -	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2292, "Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th", ALC285_FIXUP_THINKPAD_HEADSET_JACK),
> > -	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x22be, "Thinkpad X1 Carbon 8th", ALC285_FIXUP_THINKPAD_HEADSET_JACK),
> > +	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2292, "Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th", ALC295_FIXUP_TPX17_DUAL_SPEAKERS),
> > +	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x22be, "Thinkpad X1 Carbon 8th", ALC285_FIXUP_SPEAKER2_TO_DAC1),
> 
> It will cause regression with the old UCM configs.

Yes, good point. I'll try to find a way that doesn't need ucm changes.

> I would preper the manual
> model selection and switch this when things settle a bit in the user space.
> We definitely need a better way to control this volume separately for both
> tweeters and the bass speakers in the user space. The "Master" volume hack
> is far from the ideal solution.

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> 
> > The volume control for PCM-OUT2 is renamed to reflect its dual effect.
> > This name is also used in a modified alsa UCM profile. [4]
> 
> The new name is not ideal. Perhaps, a mirror (joined) control might be
> better in this case. I mean to create both "Bass Speaker Playback Volume"
> and "Headphone Playback Volume" with the similar NID control.
> 
> Or create "Speaker Playback" controls with 4 channels (and joined "Headphone
> Playback" controls).

I'll look into that. As I'm working on this in my spare time, no
guarantee on how long it'll take.

Thanks for the review.