[PATCH v3 07/10] topology: decode: Fix decoding PCM formats and rates

[Pierre-Louis Bossart]

On 7/15/20 4:37 AM, Piotr Maziarz wrote:
> On 2020-07-14 17:40, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
>>
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>> On 7/14/20 6:25 AM, Piotr Maziarz wrote:
>>> Not checking _LAST format and rate, which are valid indexes in arrays,
>>> makes data loss while converting binary to standard ALSA configuration
>>> file.
>>
>> I must be really thick on this one.
>>
>> alsatplg converts from alsa-conf format to binary topology file.
>> The binary topology file is used by drivers.
>>
>> In which cases would you convert from binary to alsa-conf files? And 
>> what tool would you use?
>>
> ./alsatplg --decode topology.bin --output decoded_topology.conf,
> This feature was added around the end of 2019. And why to use it? For 
> binary topologies to which conf files are lost for example. It's easier 
> to analyze and edit it in conf than directly in binary.

I must admit I completely missed this feature, thanks for the clarification.