On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 04:36:37PM +0700, Bui Duc Phuc wrote:

> On the core side, snd_soc_dai_startup() only treats ret == 0 as success:
> it calls soc_dai_mark_push() only in that case.

> Is a positive return from startup intentional/allowed?

It shouldn't be, no.