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The xHCI >> dependency is missing so it won't compile. Goal of this RFC is >> discussing the direction of sound/usb changes. >> >> Note #2: Why exclude xHCI? Current form of xhci-sideband.c [1] does not >> fare well with Intel's hardware design for USB Audio Offload feature. >> The production shape for usb/xHCI subjects is being discussed with >> Mathias. Once we're ready, I'll share the rest. > > How is that going to work with the patches that add xhci offload that > have already been reviewed on the list? > >> Note #3: this series does _NOT_ aim to block QCOM's equivalent series >> [2]. The team does acknowledge that we came the "table" late. At the >> same time, we're prepared to help QCOM switch to the presented sound/usb >> approach if that would benefit the framework and its users as a whole. >> Make it part of this very series if need be. > > I don't understand, I'm just about to take the QCOM patches now. They > have been on the list and reviewed for years now, why hasn't this work > happened before now? Please work to make your changes on top of that > patch series. > > So what do you expect me to do here? > > confused, Hi Greg, I wanted the effort to be transparent, that's it. Given the size of the task, I've decided to get the feedback earlier. I believe asking sound-maintainers now for their take on sound/usb is better than coming here much later and shooting everything at once. If the proposed approach to sound/usb is not welcomed by the sound maintainers, obviously xhci-sideband additions that will arrive here later will be impacted two. In regard to the sound changes alone, there is no intention to blow up the parallel solution. TLDR: Work present here will be placed on top of the QCOM patches, no question about it. xhci-sideband.c will receive a number of changes to cope with Intel's design but nothing the list haven't seen before. Kind regards, Czarek