Re: [PATCH v4 12/23] ASoC: simple-card: Support DPCM DAI link with multiple Codecs

[Sameer Pujar]

On 6/30/2020 6:54 AM, Kuninori Morimoto wrote:
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> Hi Sameer
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> > > Maybe base issue for multiple codec support
> > > is that simple_for_each_link() is caring first codec only ?
> (snip)
> > Ideally I wanted to remove above two lines and allow empty codec
> > list. But some users may expect the parsing to fail if no 'Codec' is
> > found in the DAI link, hence did not remove above. If it is fine to
> > remove above two lines it would be simpler. The loop inside
> > simple_for_each_link() would anyway loop for each child node of DAI
> > link and simple_dai_link_of_dpcm() can parse each 'np'.

> Current simple-card is not assuming multi Codec,
> thus, we need to update it correctly, not quick-hack.
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> I'm not sure how to do it, but it seems we need to update
> many functions to support it, not only simple-card driver.
> For example, simple-card-utils, soc-core, etc, etc...
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> I'm not sure, this is just my guess.
> I'm happy if we can support it more easily :)
Right now I am trying re-use simple-card driver as much as possible and 
still make it work for flexible sound cards. I will be happy to discuss 
and improve the patch wherever necessary. Please help me understand 
which part you think looks to be hacky.

> But, if it was difficult to keep compatibility on simple-card,
> we/you need to have new one.
Patch 17/23 and 18/23 introduce new compatible 'simple-cc-audio-card'. 
Idea was to use component chaining which allows connection of FE<->BE 
and multiple BE<->BE components along the DAPM path (patch 16/23). Do 
you think it would be fine?

> Actually, I had a plan to create more flexible sound card
> driver, but it is not hi priority for me in these days.
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> Thank you for your help !!
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> Best regards
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> Kuninori Morimoto