Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: fix Line6 Helix audio format rates

[Takashi Iwai]

On Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:26:31 +0200,
Wasko, Michal wrote:
> 
> >> My idea is that if line6 in the future fixes their code (they are quite active
> >> on the helix line) the call will not fail and we get a proper device without
> >> quirks.
> >> But If the driver fail to get the clock this settings works as a "failsafe"
> >> and get the device working.
> >> I also tried to contact their support but they don't care a lot about Linux
> >> for now :-(
> > The fallback might be good, but I'm not sure whether there are many
> > devices that hit the same problem.  If we encounter more, let's try to
> > make it as a fallback.
> > thanks,
> >
> > Takashi
> Since there is a chance that the issue will be addressed in USB device FW
> thanthe fallback mechanism will make sense. It would cover eventual future
> scenario withdevices that will have the issue fixed.

Fair enough.  Let's handle it as fallback, then.


thanks,

Takashi