Re: [PATCHv4 9/9] ASoC: dt-bindings: fsl-asoc-card: add compatible for generic codec

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 03:54:11PM +0200, Elinor Montmasson wrote:
> Add documentation about new dts bindings following new support
> for compatible "fsl,imx-audio-generic".
> 
> Some CPU DAI don't require a real audio codec. The new compatible
> "fsl,imx-audio-generic" allows using the driver with codec drivers
> SPDIF DIT and SPDIF DIR as dummy codecs.
> It also allows using not pre-configured audio codecs which
> don't require specific control through a codec driver.
> 
> The new dts properties give the possibility to set some parameters
> about the CPU DAI usually set through the codec configuration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elinor Montmasson <elinor.montmasson@savoirfairelinux.com>
> ---
>  .../bindings/sound/fsl-asoc-card.yaml         | 96 ++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 92 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl-asoc-card.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl-asoc-card.yaml
> index 9922664d5ccc..332d8bf96e06 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl-asoc-card.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl-asoc-card.yaml
> @@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ description:
>    and PCM DAI formats. However, it'll be also possible to support those non
>    AC'97/I2S/PCM type sound cards, such as S/PDIF audio and HDMI audio, as
>    long as the driver has been properly upgraded.
> +  To use CPU DAIs that do not require a codec such as an S/PDIF controller,
> +  or to use a DAI to output or capture raw I2S/TDM data, you can
> +  use the compatible "fsl,imx-audio-generic".
> +
> +definitions:
> +  imx-audio-generic-dependency:
> +    properties:
> +      compatible:
> +        contains:
> +          const: fsl,imx-audio-generic
>  
>  maintainers:
>    - Shengjiu Wang <shengjiu.wang@nxp.com>
> @@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ properties:
>                - fsl,imx-audio-wm8960
>                - fsl,imx-audio-wm8962
>                - fsl,imx-audio-wm8958
> +              - fsl,imx-audio-generic
>  
>    model:
>      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> @@ -93,8 +104,14 @@ properties:
>        need to add ASRC support via DPCM.
>  
>    audio-codec:
> -    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> -    description: The phandle of an audio codec
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
> +    description: |
> +      The phandle of an audio codec.
> +      If using the "fsl,imx-audio-generic" compatible, give instead a pair of
> +      phandles with the spdif_transmitter first (driver SPDIF DIT) and the
> +      spdif_receiver second (driver SPDIF DIR).

       minItems: 1
       maxItems: 2

> +    items:
> +      maxItems: 1
>  
>    audio-cpu:
>      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> @@ -150,8 +167,8 @@ properties:
>      description: dai-link uses bit clock inversion.
>  
>    mclk-id:
> -    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> -    description: main clock id, specific for each card configuration.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32-array
> +    description: Main clock id for each codec, specific for each card configuration.

       minItems: 1
       maxItems: 2
>  
>    mux-int-port:
>      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> @@ -167,10 +184,68 @@ properties:
>      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
>      description: The phandle of an CPU DAI controller
>  
> +  # Properties relevant only with "fsl,imx-audio-generic" compatible
> +  dai-tdm-slot-width:
> +    description: See tdm-slot.txt.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +
> +  dai-tdm-slot-num:
> +    description: See tdm-slot.txt.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +
> +  clocks:
> +    description: |
> +      The CPU DAI system clock, used to retrieve
> +      the CPU DAI system clock frequency with the generic codec.
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  clock-names:
> +    items:
> +      - const: cpu_sysclk
> +
> +  cpu-system-clock-direction-out:
> +    description: |
> +      Specifies cpu system clock direction as 'out' on initialization.
> +      If not set, direction is 'in'.
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> +
> +dependencies:
> +  dai-tdm-slot-width:
> +    $ref: "#/definitions/imx-audio-generic-dependency"
> +  dai-tdm-slot-num:
> +    $ref: "#/definitions/imx-audio-generic-dependency"
> +  clocks:
> +    $ref: "#/definitions/imx-audio-generic-dependency"
> +  cpu-system-clock-direction-out:
> +    $ref: "#/definitions/imx-audio-generic-dependency"

This works, but is an unusual pattern...

> +
>  required:
>    - compatible
>    - model
>  
> +allOf:
> +  - if:
> +      $ref: "#/definitions/imx-audio-generic-dependency"
> +    then:
> +      properties:
> +        audio-codec:
> +          items:
> +            - description: SPDIF DIT phandle
> +            - description: SPDIF DIR phandle
> +        mclk-id:
> +          maxItems: 1
> +          items:
> +            minItems: 1
> +            maxItems: 2
> +    else:
> +      properties:
> +        audio-codec:
> +          maxItems: 1
> +        mclk-id:
> +          maxItems: 1
> +          items:
> +            maxItems: 1


You can handle the dependency like this instead:

           dai-tdm-slot-width: false
           dai-tdm-slot-num: false


And then you don't need the definitions.

> +
>  unevaluatedProperties: false
>  
>  examples:
> @@ -195,3 +270,16 @@ examples:
>               "AIN2L", "Line In Jack",
>               "AIN2R", "Line In Jack";
>      };
> +
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/imx8mn-clock.h>
> +    sound-spdif-asrc {
> +      compatible = "fsl,imx-audio-generic";
> +      model = "spdif-asrc-audio";
> +      audio-cpu = <&spdif>;
> +      audio-asrc = <&easrc>;
> +      audio-codec = <&spdifdit>, <&spdifdir>;
> +      clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI5_ROOT>;
> +      clock-names = "cpu_sysclk";
> +      cpu-system-clock-direction-out;
> +    };
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>