Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ALSA: Add new driver for Marian M2 sound card

[Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@gmail.com>]

On 9/19/23 11:56, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:10:44 +0200,
> Ivan Orlov wrote:
>>
>> +#include <sound/core.h>
>> +#include <sound/control.h>
>> +#include <sound/pcm.h>
>> +#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
>> +#include <sound/core.h>
>> +#include <sound/pcm.h>
>> +#include <sound/initval.h>
>> +#include <sound/info.h>
>> +#include <linux/delay.h>
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>> +#include <linux/pci.h>
>> +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> 
> We usually include linux/* at first, followed by sound/*.
> 
> 
>> +#define DEBUG
> 
> Any need to define this for the production system?
> 
> 
>> +struct marian_card_descriptor;
>> +struct marian_card;
>> +
>> +struct marian_card_descriptor {
>> +	char *name;
>> +	char *port_names;
>> +	unsigned int speedmode_max;
>> +	unsigned int ch_in;
>> +	unsigned int ch_out;
>> +	unsigned int midi_in;
>> +	unsigned int midi_out;
>> +	unsigned int serial_in;
>> +	unsigned int serial_out;
>> +	unsigned int wck_in;
>> +	unsigned int wck_out;
>> +
>> +	unsigned int dma_bufsize;
>> +
>> +	void (*hw_constraints_func)(struct marian_card *marian,
>> +				    struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +				    struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
>> +	/* custom function to set up ALSA controls */
>> +	void (*create_controls)(struct marian_card *marian);
>> +	/* init is called after probing the card */
>> +	int (*init_card)(struct marian_card *marian);
>> +	void (*free_card)(struct marian_card *marian);
>> +	/* prepare is called when ALSA is opening the card */
>> +	void (*prepare)(struct marian_card *marian);
>> +	void (*set_speedmode)(struct marian_card *marian, unsigned int speedmode);
>> +	void (*proc_status)(struct marian_card *marian, struct snd_info_buffer *buffer);
>> +	void (*proc_ports)(struct marian_card *marian, struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
>> +			   unsigned int type);
>> +
>> +	struct snd_pcm_hardware info_playback;
>> +	struct snd_pcm_hardware info_capture;
> 
> Do we need this kind of abstraction inside the driver?
> As far as I see, the driver supports only a single model, hence there
> is no real merit of abstracted / indirect function calls.
> 
> So I stop reading at this point.
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Takashi

Hi Takashi,

Thank you for the review! I will send the next version after removing 
all indirections and cleaning the code again.

--
Kind regards,
Ivan Orlov