Re: [PATCH] ASoC: Intel: Skylake: Add alternative topology binary name

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 04:17:16PM +0000, Rojewski, Cezary wrote:
> On 2020-11-04 12:58 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 12:46:36PM +0100, Gorski, Mateusz wrote:
> >>
> >>>> [ Upstream commit 1b290ef023b3eeb4f4688b582fecb773915ef937 ]
> >>>>
> >>>> Add alternative topology binary file name based on used machine driver
> >>>> and fallback to use this name after failed attempt to load topology file
> >>>> with name based on NHLT.
> >>>> This change addresses multiple issues with current mechanism, for
> >>>> example - there are devices without NHLT table, and that currently
> >>>> results in tplg_name being empty.
> ...
> 
> >>> What problems are people facing, and what kernel(s) are you asking for
> >>> this to be ported to, and why can't people just use 5.8 or newer if they
> >>> have this new hardware?
> >>>
> >>
> >> I forgot to add - I wanted this change to be merged to stable 5.4 kernel.
> >> Please let me know if I should resend this patch with this information
> >> included.
> >>
> >> As for the user issues - topology binary file name is currently created
> >> according to information from NHLT. The problem is, that some laptops (for
> >> example Dell XPS 13) do not have NHLT at all. This results in topology
> >> binary name being empty (" ").
> >> This patch adds alternative name based on loaded machine driver.
> >>
> >> It applies not only to new hardware, please note that the mentioned Dell XPS
> >> 13 is based on Kabylake. This issue existed on upstream from the beginning
> >> of Skylake driver and was only recently addressed.
> > 
> > When was that laptop released and is this the only change that is needed
> > in order for the 5.4.y kernel to work properly on it?
> > 
> 
> Sorry for the late answer, Greg. To address your concerns and questions
> let me elaborate:
> 
> Indeed, this change is not the only one required to enable DMIC + HDA
> configuration for customers. The following series is essential:
> 
> [PATCH 0/7] ASoC: Intel: Skylake: Fix HDaudio and Dmic
> https://lore.kernel.org/alsa-devel/20200305145314.32579-1-cezary.rojewski@intel.com/

Great, then they should just use a newer kernel version.  It's crazy to
think that you can go back in time and get older kernels working for
newer hardware :)

thanks,

greg k-h