Re: [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda: intel-dsp-cfg: Use AVS driver on SKL/KBL/APL Chromebooks

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Tue Oct 31 2023 - 04:07:50 EST


On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:58:52 +0100,
Brady Norander wrote:
>
> The legacy SKL driver no longer works properly on these Chromebook
> platforms. Use the new AVS driver by default instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brady Norander <bradynorander@xxxxxxxxx>

It's fine to switch to the new and more maintained AVS (once after the
topology is ready), but I wonder how the breakage of SKL happened.
Was it our intentional breakage in the past? If so, why can't we
recover it?


thanks,

Takashi

> ---
> v2: Only use quirk if AVS is enabled
> sound/hda/intel-dsp-config.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/hda/intel-dsp-config.c b/sound/hda/intel-dsp-config.c
> index 756fa0aa69bb..e056aca01900 100644
> --- a/sound/hda/intel-dsp-config.c
> +++ b/sound/hda/intel-dsp-config.c
> @@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
> static int dsp_driver;
>
> module_param(dsp_driver, int, 0444);
> -MODULE_PARM_DESC(dsp_driver, "Force the DSP driver for Intel DSP
> (0=auto, 1=legacy, 2=SST, 3=SOF)");
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(dsp_driver, "Force the DSP driver for Intel DSP
> (0=auto, 1=legacy, 2=SST, 3=SOF, 4=AVS)");
>
> #define FLAG_SST BIT(0)
> #define FLAG_SOF BIT(1)
> +#define FLAG_AVS BIT(2)
> #define FLAG_SST_ONLY_IF_DMIC BIT(15)
> #define FLAG_SOF_ONLY_IF_DMIC BIT(16)
> #define FLAG_SOF_ONLY_IF_SOUNDWIRE BIT(17)
> @@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ static const struct config_entry config_table[] = {
> /*
> * Apollolake (Broxton-P)
> * the legacy HDAudio driver is used except on Up Squared (SOF) and
> - * Chromebooks (SST), as well as devices based on the ES8336 codec
> + * Chromebooks (AVS), as well as devices based on the ES8336 codec
> */
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_APOLLOLAKE)
> {
> @@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ static const struct config_entry config_table[] = {
> .codec_hid = &essx_83x6,
> },
> #endif
> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_APL)
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS)
> {
> - .flags = FLAG_SST,
> + .flags = FLAG_AVS,
> .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_HDA_APL,
> .dmi_table = (const struct dmi_system_id []) {
> {
> @@ -96,13 +97,13 @@ static const struct config_entry config_table[] = {
> #endif
> /*
> * Skylake and Kabylake use legacy HDAudio driver except for Google
> - * Chromebooks (SST)
> + * Chromebooks (AVS)
> */
>
> /* Sunrise Point-LP */
> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_SKL)
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS)
> {
> - .flags = FLAG_SST,
> + .flags = FLAG_AVS,
> .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_HDA_SKL_LP,
> .dmi_table = (const struct dmi_system_id []) {
> {
> @@ -114,15 +115,17 @@ static const struct config_entry config_table[] = {
> {}
> }
> },
> +#endif
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_SKL)
> {
> .flags = FLAG_SST | FLAG_SST_ONLY_IF_DMIC,
> .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_HDA_SKL_LP,
> },
> #endif
> /* Kabylake-LP */
> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_KBL)
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_AVS)
> {
> - .flags = FLAG_SST,
> + .flags = FLAG_AVS,
> .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_HDA_KBL_LP,
> .dmi_table = (const struct dmi_system_id []) {
> {
> @@ -134,6 +137,8 @@ static const struct config_entry config_table[] = {
> {}
> }
> },
> +#endif
> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_KBL)
> {
> .flags = FLAG_SST | FLAG_SST_ONLY_IF_DMIC,
> .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_HDA_KBL_LP,
> @@ -667,6 +672,9 @@ int snd_intel_dsp_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pci)
> }
> }
>
> + if (cfg->flags & FLAG_AVS)
> + return SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_AVS;
> +
> return SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_LEGACY;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_intel_dsp_driver_probe);
> --
> 2.42.0
>