linux-kernel - Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 2/5 v4] drm/i2c/adv7511: Add audio support

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Message-ID: <57091999.4010906@metafoo.de>
Date:	Sat, 9 Apr 2016 17:02:49 +0200
From:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:	Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>,
	linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, alsa-devel@...a-project.org
Cc:	architt@...eaurora.org, airlied@...ux.ie,
	Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com, Alexey.Brodkin@...opsys.com,
	lgirdwood@...il.com, CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com,
	broonie@...nel.org, tiwai@...e.com
Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 2/5 v4] drm/i2c/adv7511: Add audio support

On 04/08/2016 06:12 PM, Jose Abreu wrote:
[...]
>>
>> [...]
>>> +- adi,enable-audio: If set the ADV7511 driver will register a codec interface
>>> +  into ALSA SoC.
>> This is not a description of the hardware.
> 
> Is this okay: "adi,enable-audio: Set this boolean parameter if ADV7511
> transmitter routes audio signals" ?

I don't think we need this property. There is no problem with registering
the audio part unconditionally. As long as there is no connection we wont
create a sound card that is exposed to userspace.