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Based on kernel version 3.9. Page generated on 2013-05-02 23:14 EST.

1	ASoC Codec Driver
2	=================
3	
4	The codec driver is generic and hardware independent code that configures the
5	codec to provide audio capture and playback. It should contain no code that is
6	specific to the target platform or machine. All platform and machine specific
7	code should be added to the platform and machine drivers respectively.
8	
9	Each codec driver *must* provide the following features:-
10	
11	 1) Codec DAI and PCM configuration
12	 2) Codec control IO - using I2C, 3 Wire(SPI) or both APIs
13	 3) Mixers and audio controls
14	 4) Codec audio operations
15	
16	Optionally, codec drivers can also provide:-
17	
18	 5) DAPM description.
19	 6) DAPM event handler.
20	 7) DAC Digital mute control.
21	
22	Its probably best to use this guide in conjunction with the existing codec
23	driver code in sound/soc/codecs/
24	
25	ASoC Codec driver breakdown
26	===========================
27	
28	1 - Codec DAI and PCM configuration
29	-----------------------------------
30	Each codec driver must have a struct snd_soc_dai_driver to define its DAI and
31	PCM capabilities and operations. This struct is exported so that it can be
32	registered with the core by your machine driver.
33	
34	e.g.
35	
36	static struct snd_soc_dai_ops wm8731_dai_ops = {
37		.prepare	= wm8731_pcm_prepare,
38		.hw_params	= wm8731_hw_params,
39		.shutdown	= wm8731_shutdown,
40		.digital_mute	= wm8731_mute,
41		.set_sysclk	= wm8731_set_dai_sysclk,
42		.set_fmt	= wm8731_set_dai_fmt,
43	};
44	
45	struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8731_dai = {
46		.name = "wm8731-hifi",
47		.playback = {
48			.stream_name = "Playback",
49			.channels_min = 1,
50			.channels_max = 2,
51			.rates = WM8731_RATES,
52			.formats = WM8731_FORMATS,},
53		.capture = {
54			.stream_name = "Capture",
55			.channels_min = 1,
56			.channels_max = 2,
57			.rates = WM8731_RATES,
58			.formats = WM8731_FORMATS,},
59		.ops = &wm8731_dai_ops,
60		.symmetric_rates = 1,
61	};
62	
63	
64	2 - Codec control IO
65	--------------------
66	The codec can usually be controlled via an I2C or SPI style interface
67	(AC97 combines control with data in the DAI). The codec drivers provide
68	functions to read and write the codec registers along with supplying a
69	register cache:-
70	
71		/* IO control data and register cache */
72		void *control_data; /* codec control (i2c/3wire) data */
73		void *reg_cache;
74	
75	Codec read/write should do any data formatting and call the hardware
76	read write below to perform the IO. These functions are called by the
77	core and ALSA when performing DAPM or changing the mixer:-
78	
79	    unsigned int (*read)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int);
80	    int (*write)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
81	
82	Codec hardware IO functions - usually points to either the I2C, SPI or AC97
83	read/write:-
84	
85		hw_write_t hw_write;
86		hw_read_t hw_read;
87	
88	
89	3 - Mixers and audio controls
90	-----------------------------
91	All the codec mixers and audio controls can be defined using the convenience
92	macros defined in soc.h.
93	
94	    #define SOC_SINGLE(xname, reg, shift, mask, invert)
95	
96	Defines a single control as follows:-
97	
98	  xname = Control name e.g. "Playback Volume"
99	  reg = codec register
100	  shift = control bit(s) offset in register
101	  mask = control bit size(s) e.g. mask of 7 = 3 bits
102	  invert = the control is inverted
103	
104	Other macros include:-
105	
106	    #define SOC_DOUBLE(xname, reg, shift_left, shift_right, mask, invert)
107	
108	A stereo control
109	
110	    #define SOC_DOUBLE_R(xname, reg_left, reg_right, shift, mask, invert)
111	
112	A stereo control spanning 2 registers
113	
114	    #define SOC_ENUM_SINGLE(xreg, xshift, xmask, xtexts)
115	
116	Defines an single enumerated control as follows:-
117	
118	   xreg = register
119	   xshift = control bit(s) offset in register
120	   xmask = control bit(s) size
121	   xtexts = pointer to array of strings that describe each setting
122	
123	   #define SOC_ENUM_DOUBLE(xreg, xshift_l, xshift_r, xmask, xtexts)
124	
125	Defines a stereo enumerated control
126	
127	
128	4 - Codec Audio Operations
129	--------------------------
130	The codec driver also supports the following ALSA operations:-
131	
132	/* SoC audio ops */
133	struct snd_soc_ops {
134		int (*startup)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
135		void (*shutdown)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
136		int (*hw_params)(struct snd_pcm_substream *, struct snd_pcm_hw_params *);
137		int (*hw_free)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
138		int (*prepare)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
139	};
140	
141	Please refer to the ALSA driver PCM documentation for details.
142	http://www.alsa-project.org/~iwai/writing-an-alsa-driver/
143	
144	
145	5 - DAPM description.
146	---------------------
147	The Dynamic Audio Power Management description describes the codec power
148	components and their relationships and registers to the ASoC core.
149	Please read dapm.txt for details of building the description.
150	
151	Please also see the examples in other codec drivers.
152	
153	
154	6 - DAPM event handler
155	----------------------
156	This function is a callback that handles codec domain PM calls and system
157	domain PM calls (e.g. suspend and resume). It is used to put the codec
158	to sleep when not in use.
159	
160	Power states:-
161	
162		SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0: /* full On */
163		/* vref/mid, clk and osc on, active */
164	
165		SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D1: /* partial On */
166		SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D2: /* partial On */
167	
168		SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot: /* Off, with power */
169		/* everything off except vref/vmid, inactive */
170	
171		SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3cold: /* Everything Off, without power */
172	
173	
174	7 - Codec DAC digital mute control
175	----------------------------------
176	Most codecs have a digital mute before the DACs that can be used to
177	minimise any system noise.  The mute stops any digital data from
178	entering the DAC.
179	
180	A callback can be created that is called by the core for each codec DAI
181	when the mute is applied or freed.
182	
183	i.e.
184	
185	static int wm8974_mute(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int mute)
186	{
187		struct snd_soc_codec *codec = dai->codec;
188		u16 mute_reg = snd_soc_read(codec, WM8974_DAC) & 0xffbf;
189	
190		if (mute)
191			snd_soc_write(codec, WM8974_DAC, mute_reg | 0x40);
192		else
193			snd_soc_write(codec, WM8974_DAC, mute_reg);
194		return 0;
195	}
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