[PATCH] ASoC: rt1011: add i2s reference control for rt1011

[Jack Yu]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ASoC: rt1011: add i2s reference control for rt1011
> 
> >>>>> +static const char * const rt1011_i2s_ref[] = {
> >>>>> +	"None", "Left Channel", "Right Channel"
> >>>>> +};
> >>>>
> >>>>> +enum {
> >>>>> +	RT1011_I2S_REF_NONE,
> >>>>> +	RT1011_I2S_REF_LEFT_CH,
> >>>>> +	RT1011_I2S_REF_RIGHT_CH,
> >>>>> +};
> >>>>
> >>>> is it possible to get Left-Right-mix (mixed on rt1011) and
> >>>> Left-Right (two channels, with the application selecting what they want)?
> >>>
> >>> It's a mono amp, so there's no Left-Right-mix setting.
> >>> And for the choice of Left-Right channel, it's already available
> >>> with this
> >> patch.
> >>
> >> So it's just to place a mono reference in either left or right
> >> channel of the I2S link? Why not dual-mono as well then?
> >
> > The patch is a specific control for two amps to send AEC data on single I2S
> data input pin by standard I2S protocol.
> 
> That's really useful information and worthy of a comment.
> 
> What you are doing here is similar to selecting the slot for each amp with
> set_tdm_slot(), but leaving the choice to userspace, isn't it?
> 
Yes.

> > If there are two I2S input from SoC, we can add dual-mono mode for it, but
> so far there is no requirement regarding to this mode.
> 
> ok.
> 
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