[RFC PATCH 02/11] ALSA: mixer_audient: explicitly define full control names

From: Christian Ruppert

Date: Sat Oct 31 2026 - 20:04:18 EST


Previously, control names were dynamically created depending if the
control was an input or an output, a volume or a switch. Get rid of this
logic by simply defining the full name in the control structure.

Signed-off-by: Christian Ruppert <arc@xxxxxx>
---
sound/usb/mixer_audient.c | 50 +++++++++++----------------------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_audient.c b/sound/usb/mixer_audient.c
index 8c1524c9b165..917b5bc53869 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_audient.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_audient.c
@@ -90,107 +90,92 @@ static const struct snd_audient_ctrl_type {
},
};

-#define SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_DIRECTION (1L<<0)
-#define SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE (1L<<0)
-#define SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_PLAYBACK (0L<<0)

struct snd_audient_ctrl {
- char *basename;
+ char *name;
enum snd_audient_type type;
unsigned int channels;
unsigned int hwchannels;
unsigned int val_offs;
- unsigned long flags;
};

static const struct snd_audient_ctrl snd_audient_evo4_controls[] = {
{
- .basename = "Master",
+ .name = "Master Playback Switch",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MUTE_OUT,
.channels = 1,
.hwchannels = 1,
.val_offs = 0,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_PLAYBACK,
},
{
- .basename = "Mic",
+ .name = "Mic Playback Switch",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MUTE,
.channels = 4,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 0,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_PLAYBACK,
},
{
- .basename = "Monitor",
+ .name = "Monitor Playback Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MONITOR,
.channels = 1,
.hwchannels = 1,
.val_offs = 0,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_PLAYBACK,
},
{
- .basename = "Mic 1",
+ .name = "Mic 1 Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 0,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Mic 2",
+ .name = "Mic 2 Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 2,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Master Left",
+ .name = "Master Left Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 4,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Master Right",
+ .name = "Master Right Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 6,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Loopback Left",
+ .name = "Loopback Left Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 8,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Loopback Right",
+ .name = "Loopback Right Capture Volume",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_MIXER,
.channels = 2,
.hwchannels = 2,
.val_offs = 10,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Mic 1 Phantom",
+ .name = "Mic 1 Phantom Capture Switch",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_PHANTOM,
.channels = 1,
.hwchannels = 1,
.val_offs = 0,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{
- .basename = "Mic 2 Phantom",
+ .name = "Mic 2 Phantom Capture Switch",
.type = SND_AUDIENT_TYPE_PHANTOM,
.channels = 1,
.hwchannels = 1,
.val_offs = 1,
- .flags = SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE,
},
{ 0 }, /* sentinel */
};
@@ -458,13 +443,12 @@ static int snd_audient_add_ctrl(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
{
const struct snd_audient_ctrl_type *ctype
= &snd_audient_ctypes[ctrl->type];
- char name[SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN];
struct snd_kcontrol_new knew = { 0 };
struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
struct usb_mixer_elem_info *elem;

knew.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER;
- knew.name = name;
+ knew.name = ctrl->name;
knew.info = snd_ctl_audient_info;
knew.private_value = snd_audient_kctl_priv(ctrl->type, ctrl->val_offs,
ctrl->hwchannels);
@@ -486,12 +470,6 @@ static int snd_audient_add_ctrl(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
return -EINVAL;
}

- snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s %s %s", ctrl->basename,
- ((ctrl->flags & SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_DIRECTION)
- == SND_AUDIENT_FLAGS_CAPTURE) ? "Capture" : "Playback",
- (ctype->type == SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
- ? "Switch" : "Volume");
-
elem = kzalloc_obj(*elem);
if (!elem)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -524,7 +502,7 @@ int snd_audient_controls_create(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
if (!info->controls)
return -ENODEV;

- for (ctrl = info->controls; ctrl->basename; ctrl++) {
+ for (ctrl = info->controls; ctrl->name; ctrl++) {
const int ret = snd_audient_add_ctrl(mixer, ctrl);

if (ret < 0)
--
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