Re: [PATCH 1/4] ALSA: Added jack detection kcontrol support

[Felipe Ferreri Tonello <eu@felipetonello.com>]

On 07/27/2013 05:25 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:13:40PM -0700, Felipe Tonello wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> wrote:
>
>>>>> What I'd expect to happen here is that for multi function jacks we
>>>>> create a control per function if the controls are valid.
>
>> Ok, so the idea is just to change the control to type integer instead
>> of boolean, right?
>> Because as you say, the user will be able to check the type of jack
>> based on the status value, right?
>
> It might be more idiomatic and more compatible with userspace to create
> multiple controls for the jack, there was some discussion of this in the
> past I think but I can't remember the result.
>
>>> Yes.  If there's only one function supported the current code is fine
>>> but for multiple functions it's going to discard useful information.
>
>> So, what do you suggest to do that? I'm not sure if I understand what
>> you are saying.
>> When you mean function, do you mean the SND_JACK_BTN_n or the the jack
>> types, such as SND_JACK_HEADPHONE, and so on?
>
> The jack types, the buttons definitely sohuld be going up as input
> events.
>
>> If a codec creates a jack type SND_JACK_HEADSET (= SND_JACK_HEADPHONE
>> | SND_JACK_MICROPHONE). It should be created two controls, name +
>> "Headphone Jack" and name + "Microphone Jack"? If so, what about the
>> status to report? How to know which control to report?
>
> The drivers report a bitmask for status.
>

I did that but I'm not happy with the control name. Usually drivers add 
jacks like: "Headset" for a headset, "Headphone" for a headphone and so on.
I did the following: control name is jack name + (jack type) + Jack. If 
jack type == jack name, don't add (jack type) to the name.

Any suggestion how it should be?