Re: Ganged volume

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 05:21:17PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> Thanks for the patch (and sorry for the delayed review).  The code
> looks good now.
> 
> One remaining concern is how we can integrate this with the existing
> ac97_quirk stuff.  For example, if a quirk tweaking the master
> volume/switch is applied, this may conflict with the ganged volumes.
> In other words, the ganged controls should be applied _after_ the
> quirks.
> 
> Then I'm considering whether it might be rather easier to implement
> the virtual master element from the beginning.  Basically, the virtual
> master is required for almost all codec chips with the surround
> support, not only for VT161x.  So, featuring this as default isn't bad
> in the end.
> 
> Oh, also, TLV support is another thing to do.
> This should be relatively easy, though.

I agree on both points, but I don't think I can do it myself without
breaking lots of other cards.  At this point, maybe someone else
is interested in picking up this patch?

Oh, and in that case, I will post the minimal bits for VT1617A
surround separately.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

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