Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Allow a custom ASOC machine driver with soc-of-simple

["Jon Smirl" <jonsmirl@gmail.com>]

On 7/23/08, Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:09:01AM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
>  > On 7/23/08, Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > ...this doesn't just allow a custom machine driver, it requires that
>  > >  something configures at least the machine name.  That's not a problem
>  > >  from the ASoC point of view but possibly from the PowerPC side?
>
>  > You have to configure at least the name. Otherwise if the machine
>  > driver is the last to register, how do you know to hold off the final
>  > registration and wait for the machine driver to appear?
>
>
> I understand why you have made this change but it's a substantial change
>  which should at least be documented in the changelog (I'd expect to see
>  some mention of how this is supposed to be configured, for example).
>  I'd also expect something to handle the existing user.

This is a modification to Grant's new driver. Grant is the only other user.

>
>  Like I said, I'm not entirely sure that you're supposed to be using this
>  driver if you want a machine driver: this is a machine driver and I'm
>  not sure if it's supposed to cover all cases or not.  Grant?
>
>
>  > Or is it ok for me to change these after the platform device has been created?
>  >               of_soc->dai_link.ops = machine_ops;
>  >               of_soc->machine.name = machine_name;
>
>
> No.
>


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Jon Smirl
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