linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ASoC: sun4i-codec: use consistent names for PA controls

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Message-ID: <20151027182706.GE6114@lukather>
Date:	Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:27:06 +0100
From:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Adam Sampson <ats@...og.org>
Cc:	lgirdwood@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org, emilio@...pez.com.ar,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ASoC: sun4i-codec: use consistent names for PA controls

Hi,

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 01:11:52PM +0100, Adam Sampson wrote:
> The power amplifier for the headphone output is called "the PA" and "the
> headphone amplifier" in Allwinner's documentation for the A10 and A20.
> sun4i-codec calls it "PA" in some places and "Pre-Amplifier" (which
> isn't really accurate) in others, leading to user-visible controls with
> different names referring to the same device.
> 
> When this driver implements audio input, it'll also need to expose
> controls for the line and mic input preamps, so just referring to "the
> Pre-Amplifier" will be ambiguous.
> 
> Change it to use "PA" consistently for the power amplifier.

Just to avoid any ambiguity in the future, could you call that Power
Amp(lifier?) instead?

Thanks!
Maxime

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Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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