linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ASoC: fsl_ssi: Override bit clock rate based on slot number

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Message-ID: <20170913230147.GA21287@Asurada-Nvidia>
Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:01:48 -0700
From:   Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@...il.com>
To:     Arnaud Mouiche <arnaud.mouiche@...oxia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ASoC: fsl_ssi: Override bit clock rate based on slot
 number

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:02:20AM +0200, Arnaud Mouiche wrote:

> >Could you please give me a few set of examples of how you set
> >set_sysclk(), set_tdm_slot() with the current driver? The idea
> >here is to figure out a way to calculate the bclk in hw_params
> >without getting set_sysclk() involved any more.

> Here is one, where a bclk = 4*16*fs is expected

> In another setup, there are 8 x 16 bits slots, whatever the number
> of active channels is.
> In this case bclk = 128 * fs
> The number of slots is completely arbitrary. Some slots can even be
> reserved for communication between codecs that don't communicate
> with linux.

In summary, bclk = sample rate * slots * slot_width;

I will update my patch soon.

> >Unfortunately, it looks like a work around to me. I understand
> >the idea of leaving set_sysclk() out there to override the bit
> >clock is convenient, but it is not a standard ALSA design and
> >may eventually introduce new problems like today.
> 
> I agree. I'm not conservative at all concerning this question.
> I don't see a way to remove set_sysclk without breaking current TDM
> users anyway, at least for those who don't have their code
> upstreamed.

Which TDM case would be broken by this removal? The only impact
that I can see is that the ASoC core returns an ENOTSUPP for a
set_sysclk() call now, which is something that a dai-link driver
should have taken care of anyway.

> All information provided through snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot( cpu_dai,
> mask, mask, slots, width ) should be enough
> In this case, for TDM users
> 
>    bclk = slots * width * fs   (where slots is != channels)

> will manage 99 % of the cases.
> And the remaining 1% will concern people who need to hack the kernel
> so widely they don't care about the set_sysclk removal.

A patch from those people will be always welcome.

> - fsl-asoc-card.c : *something will break since
> snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk returned code is checked*

I've already submitted a patch to ignore all ENOTSUPP.