linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ASoC: sun4i-i2s: Show detailed error when DAI configuration callbacks fail

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Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:12:11 +0100
From:   Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Code Kipper <codekipper@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ASoC: sun4i-i2s: Show detailed error when DAI
 configuration callbacks fail

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 03:29:28PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> When any of the DAI hardware configuration callbacks (.hw_param,
> .set_fmt, .set_sysclk) fails, there is no explanation about why it
> failed. This is particularly confusing for .hw_param, which covers
> many parameters of the DAI. Telling the users what parameter isn't
> supported, and what the requested value was goes a long way for
> developers trying to combine sun4i-i2s with external codecs.
> 
> This patch adds dev_err calls explaining what isn't supported or
> failed, and what the value was. sun4i_i2s_set_clk_rate()'s first
> parameter was changed to a struct snd_soc_dai *dai, so we can
> get the underlying device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>

Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>

Thanks!
Maxime

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Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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