Re: [PATCH] ASoC: core: Move all users to deferrable card binding

["Péter Ujfalusi" <peter.ujfalusi@linux.intel.com>]

On 26/05/2026 14:21, Péter Ujfalusi wrote:
> On 26/05/2026 08:45, Péter Ujfalusi wrote:
>> I also think that detaching from driver defer and use internal card
>> defer is a much better approach, but when majority of new PTL designs
>> will be broken with no patch in sight to prepare the SDCA class stack is
>> a regression.
>>
>> Charles, Bard, Richard, Simon, any thoughts on this?
> 
> I can force the sof_sdw driver to go back to driver defer queue if any of
> the expected (counted for) components yet to be registered, but I'm sure
> this has side-effects...

Yes, this defeats the purpose of the deferrable card concept.

> 
> diff --git a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
> index 9d0768f21ba4..e80c3904bc37 100644
> --- a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
> +++ b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
> @@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ int asoc_sdw_parse_sdw_endpoints(struct snd_soc_card *card,
>  					soc_aux->dlc.name = component->name;
>  				} else {
>  					soc_aux->dlc.name = codec_info->auxs[j].codec_name;
> +					return -EPROBE_DEFER;
>  				}
>  				soc_aux++;
>  			}
> 
>  
> 

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Péter