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From: Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda - Apply codec delay to
	wallclock.
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:17:10 -0600
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>> For playback audio_timestamp = wallclk - codec_delay_in_nsec
>> for capture audio_timestamp = wallclk + codec_delay_in_nsec
>
> Hmm...  I'm confused, too.  From a pretty generic view,
>
> - hwptr = the samples (frames) transferred on the (memory) buffer
> - hwptr + PCM delay = the point being currently captured
>
> Which position does the wall clock correspond?

you now have 3 positions:

For capture:
hwptr = sample in memory
hwptr+ delay = sample recorded on link (tracked by LPIB and wallclock)
hwptr+ delay + codec_delay = sample recorded by A/D

For playback
hwptr = next sample in memory to be DMA'ed
hwptr - delay = sample pushed on link (tracked by LPIB and wallclock)
hwptr - delay - codec_delay = sample played in A/D

the wallclock is only at the soc/chipset level, it doesn't know anything 
about the peripheral.
Makes sense?
-Pierre