linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] ALSA: usb-audio: Operate UAC3 Power Domains in PCM callbacks

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Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:09:38 +0100
From:   Jorge <jorge.sanjuan@...ethink.co.uk>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] ALSA: usb-audio: Operate UAC3 Power Domains in PCM
 callbacks



On 30/07/18 14:13, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:23:36 +0200,
> Jorge Sanjuan wrote:
>>
>> Make use of UAC3 Power Domains associated to an Audio Streaming
>> path within the PCM's logic. This means, when there is no audio
>> being transferred (pcm is closed), the host will set the Power Domain
>> associated to that substream to state D1. When audio is being transferred
>> (from hw_params onwards), the Power Domain will be set to D0 state.
>>
>> This is the way the host lets the device know which Terminal
>> is going to be actively used and it is for the device to
>> manage its own internal resources on that UAC3 Power Domain.
>>
>> Note the resume method now sets the Power Domain to D1 state as
>> resuming the device doesn't mean audio streaming will occur.
> 
> I guess we need the power state transition to D0 also in prepare
> callback.  The recovery from suspend doesn't need hw_params call but
> just prepare -> trigger.

Right! Shouldn't it then be enough to just go to D0 on .prepare? I,e.
Move the state transition from .hw_params to .prepare.

Jorge

> 
> One could think of implementing into the trigger, but since the
> transition needs some delay, prepare callback would be a better
> choice, as it seems.
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Takashi
> 

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