Re: [PATCH v3] ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix speaker pop on Star Labs StarFighter

[Takashi Iwai]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:45:21 +0100,
Sean Rhodes wrote:
> 
> From 4929cc45c32e30361c7e35f0581c83a08fd29b88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Sean Rhodes <sean@starlabs.systems>
> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:53:41 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix speaker pop on Star Labs StarFighter
> 
> On Star Labs StarFighter (Realtek ALC233/235), the internal speakers can
> emit an audible pop when entering or leaving runtime suspend.
> 
> Mute the speaker output paths via snd_hda_gen_shutup_speakers() in the
> Realtek shutup callback before the codec is powered down.
> 
> This is enough to avoid the pop without special EAPD handling.
> 
> Test results:
> - runtime PM pop fixed
> - still reaches D3 (PCI 0000:00:1f.3 power_state=D3hot)
> - does not address pops on cold boot (G3 exit) or around display manager
>   start/shutdown
> 
> journalctl -k (boot):
> - snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC0D0: ALC233: picked fixup for PCI SSID
>   7017:2014
> - snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC233: line_outs=1
>   (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
> 
> Suggested-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Sean Rhodes <sean@starlabs.systems>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Rhodes <sean@starlabs.systems>

Unfortunately, the patch isn't applicable, likely your mailer folded
the line somehow unexpectedly.  You can try to do git-am on your repo
for checking it.

Please resubmit after you correctly set up the mail.


thanks,

Takashi