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Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier code

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First post2015-09-07 18:30 +0200
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  Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> - 2015-09-07 18:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code "Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com> - 2015-09-08 11:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> - 2015-09-08 14:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code "Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com> - 2015-09-09 05:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> - 2015-09-09 12:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code "Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com> - 2015-09-10 04:40 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> - 2015-09-11 12:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier  code "Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com> - 2015-09-14 08:40 +0200

#1220320 — Re: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier code

FromMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Date2015-09-07 18:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: atmel-classd: add the Audio Class D Amplifier code
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On Sun, Sep 06, 2015 at 05:44:21PM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
> On 9/3/2015 19:37, Mark Brown wrote:
> >On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 01:41:40PM +0800, Songjun Wu wrote:

> >>+static const char * const eqcfg_bass_text[] = {
> >>+	"-12 dB", "-6 dB", "0 dB", "+6 dB", "+12 dB"
> >>+};
> >
> >>+static const unsigned int eqcfg_bass_value[] = {
> >>+	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_CUT_12,
> >>+	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_CUT_6, CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_FLAT,
> >>+	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_BOOST_6, CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_BOOST_12
> >>+};

> >This should be a Volume control with TLV information, as should the
> >following few controls.

> The Volume control with TLV information is not suitable for this case.
> Bass, Medium, and treble are mutually exclusive.
> So I think the SOC_ENUM control is suitable for this case.
> The register layout is not very good,
> The register is defined as below.
> •  EQCFG: Equalization Selection
> Value Name       Description
> 0     FLAT       Flat Response
> 1     BBOOST12   Bass boost +12 dB
> 2     BBOOST6    Bass boost +6 dB
> 3     BCUT12     Bass cut -12 dB
> 4     BCUT6      Bass cut -6 dB
> 5     MBOOST3    Medium boost +3 dB
> 6     MBOOST8    Medium boost +8 dB
> 7     MCUT3      Medium cut -3 dB
> 8     MCUT8      Medium cut -8 dB
> 9     TBOOST12   Treble boost +12 dB
> 10    TBOOST6    Treble boost +6 dB
> 11    TCUT12     Treble cut -12 dB
> 12    TCUT6      Treble cut -6 dB

OK, so that's not actually what the code was doing - it had separate
enums for bass, mid and treble.  If you make this a single enum with all
the above options in it that seems like the best way of handling things.

> >>+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new atmel_classd_snd_controls[] = {
> >>+SOC_SINGLE_TLV("Left Volume", CLASSD_INTPMR,
> >>+		CLASSD_INTPMR_ATTL_SHIFT, 78, 1, classd_digital_tlv),
> >>+
> >>+SOC_SINGLE_TLV("Right Volume", CLASSD_INTPMR,
> >>+		CLASSD_INTPMR_ATTR_SHIFT, 78, 1, classd_digital_tlv),
> >
> >This should be a single stereo control rather than separate left and
> >right controls.

> Since the classD IP defines two register fields to control left volume and
> right volume respectively, I think it's better to provide two controls to
> user.

No, this is really common, we combine them in Linux to present a
consistent interface to userspace.

> >>+	dev_info(dev,
> >>+		"Atmel Class D Amplifier (CLASSD) device at 0x%p (irq %d)\n",
> >>+		io_base, dd->irq);

> >This is a bit noisy and not really based on interaction with the
> >hardware...  dev_dbg() seems better.

> This information will occur only once when linux kernel starts.
> It shows the classD is loaded to linux kernel.
> I think it's better to provide more information to user.

This stuff all adds up and since it'll go out on the console by default
it both makes things more noisy and slows down boot - printing on the
serial port isn't free.  If we want to have this sort of information we
printed we should really do it in the driver core so it appears
consistently for all devices rather than having individual code in each
driver.

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#1220645

From"Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com>
Date2015-09-08 11:40 +0200
Message-ID<q6nxE-ij-29@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1220320

On 9/8/2015 00:23, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 06, 2015 at 05:44:21PM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
>> On 9/3/2015 19:37, Mark Brown wrote:
>>> On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 01:41:40PM +0800, Songjun Wu wrote:
>
>>>> +static const char * const eqcfg_bass_text[] = {
>>>> +	"-12 dB", "-6 dB", "0 dB", "+6 dB", "+12 dB"
>>>> +};
>>>
>>>> +static const unsigned int eqcfg_bass_value[] = {
>>>> +	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_CUT_12,
>>>> +	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_CUT_6, CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_FLAT,
>>>> +	CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_BOOST_6, CLASSD_INTPMR_EQCFG_B_BOOST_12
>>>> +};
>
>>> This should be a Volume control with TLV information, as should the
>>> following few controls.
>
>> The Volume control with TLV information is not suitable for this case.
>> Bass, Medium, and treble are mutually exclusive.
>> So I think the SOC_ENUM control is suitable for this case.
>> The register layout is not very good,
>> The register is defined as below.
>> •  EQCFG: Equalization Selection
>> Value Name       Description
>> 0     FLAT       Flat Response
>> 1     BBOOST12   Bass boost +12 dB
>> 2     BBOOST6    Bass boost +6 dB
>> 3     BCUT12     Bass cut -12 dB
>> 4     BCUT6      Bass cut -6 dB
>> 5     MBOOST3    Medium boost +3 dB
>> 6     MBOOST8    Medium boost +8 dB
>> 7     MCUT3      Medium cut -3 dB
>> 8     MCUT8      Medium cut -8 dB
>> 9     TBOOST12   Treble boost +12 dB
>> 10    TBOOST6    Treble boost +6 dB
>> 11    TCUT12     Treble cut -12 dB
>> 12    TCUT6      Treble cut -6 dB
>
> OK, so that's not actually what the code was doing - it had separate
> enums for bass, mid and treble.  If you make this a single enum with all
> the above options in it that seems like the best way of handling things.
>
A single enum seems not very friendly to user, there are tree EQs, bass, 
medium and treble.
So I create tree enum controls to control three EQs.
The 'get' function is replaced by 'classd_get_eq_enum', if user operates 
one of the tree EQ controls, the other two EQs will show 0 dB.

>>>> +static const struct snd_kcontrol_new atmel_classd_snd_controls[] = {
>>>> +SOC_SINGLE_TLV("Left Volume", CLASSD_INTPMR,
>>>> +		CLASSD_INTPMR_ATTL_SHIFT, 78, 1, classd_digital_tlv),
>>>> +
>>>> +SOC_SINGLE_TLV("Right Volume", CLASSD_INTPMR,
>>>> +		CLASSD_INTPMR_ATTR_SHIFT, 78, 1, classd_digital_tlv),
>>>
>>> This should be a single stereo control rather than separate left and
>>> right controls.
>
>> Since the classD IP defines two register fields to control left volume and
>> right volume respectively, I think it's better to provide two controls to
>> user.
>
> No, this is really common, we combine them in Linux to present a
> consistent interface to userspace.
>
I think carefully, your suggestion is reasonable.
The code will be modified, combine the left and right to a single stereo 
control.
Thank you.

>>>> +	dev_info(dev,
>>>> +		"Atmel Class D Amplifier (CLASSD) device at 0x%p (irq %d)\n",
>>>> +		io_base, dd->irq);
>
>>> This is a bit noisy and not really based on interaction with the
>>> hardware...  dev_dbg() seems better.
>
>> This information will occur only once when linux kernel starts.
>> It shows the classD is loaded to linux kernel.
>> I think it's better to provide more information to user.
>
> This stuff all adds up and since it'll go out on the console by default
> it both makes things more noisy and slows down boot - printing on the
> serial port isn't free.  If we want to have this sort of information we
> printed we should really do it in the driver core so it appears
> consistently for all devices rather than having individual code in each
> driver.
>
Accept, the code will be modified to dev_dbg().
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#1220734

FromMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Date2015-09-08 14:30 +0200
Message-ID<q6qc9-48n-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 05:36:01PM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
> On 9/8/2015 00:23, Mark Brown wrote:

> >OK, so that's not actually what the code was doing - it had separate
> >enums for bass, mid and treble.  If you make this a single enum with all
> >the above options in it that seems like the best way of handling things.

> A single enum seems not very friendly to user, there are tree EQs, bass,
> medium and treble.
> So I create tree enum controls to control three EQs.
> The 'get' function is replaced by 'classd_get_eq_enum', if user operates one
> of the tree EQ controls, the other two EQs will show 0 dB.

If you want to have three controls you need to write code so that the
user can only change one of them from 0dB at once, returning an error
otherwise.  That was why it looked like they were three separate
controls.

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#1221207

From"Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com>
Date2015-09-09 05:20 +0200
Message-ID<q6E5s-7qJ-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1220734

On 9/8/2015 20:23, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 05:36:01PM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
>> On 9/8/2015 00:23, Mark Brown wrote:
>
>>> OK, so that's not actually what the code was doing - it had separate
>>> enums for bass, mid and treble.  If you make this a single enum with all
>>> the above options in it that seems like the best way of handling things.
>
>> A single enum seems not very friendly to user, there are tree EQs, bass,
>> medium and treble.
>> So I create tree enum controls to control three EQs.
>> The 'get' function is replaced by 'classd_get_eq_enum', if user operates one
>> of the tree EQ controls, the other two EQs will show 0 dB.
>
> If you want to have three controls you need to write code so that the
> user can only change one of them from 0dB at once, returning an error
> otherwise.  That was why it looked like they were three separate
> controls.
>
If user operates two or tree controls at the same time, for my 
understanding, these operations are serial actually in kernel, not 
parallel, and the last operation will be effective. I only write the 
function 'classd_get_eq_enum' to get the enumeration value, if user 
changes one of controls, the other controls will get 0dB. Is my 
understanding correct?
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#1221351

FromMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Date2015-09-09 12:00 +0200
Message-ID<q6Kky-7VO-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 11:16:08AM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
> On 9/8/2015 20:23, Mark Brown wrote:

> >If you want to have three controls you need to write code so that the
> >user can only change one of them from 0dB at once, returning an error
> >otherwise.  That was why it looked like they were three separate
> >controls.

> If user operates two or tree controls at the same time, for my
> understanding, these operations are serial actually in kernel, not parallel,
> and the last operation will be effective. I only write the function
> 'classd_get_eq_enum' to get the enumeration value, if user changes one of
> controls, the other controls will get 0dB. Is my understanding correct?

Yes, that's what's going to end up happening but it's not how controls
are expected to behave - applications will expect changing one control
to leave others unaffected so it's better to return an error rather than
change the other control.

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#1221861

From"Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com>
Date2015-09-10 04:40 +0200
Message-ID<q6ZWi-59b-21@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1221351

On 9/9/2015 17:52, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 11:16:08AM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
>> On 9/8/2015 20:23, Mark Brown wrote:
>
>>> If you want to have three controls you need to write code so that the
>>> user can only change one of them from 0dB at once, returning an error
>>> otherwise.  That was why it looked like they were three separate
>>> controls.
>
>> If user operates two or tree controls at the same time, for my
>> understanding, these operations are serial actually in kernel, not parallel,
>> and the last operation will be effective. I only write the function
>> 'classd_get_eq_enum' to get the enumeration value, if user changes one of
>> controls, the other controls will get 0dB. Is my understanding correct?
>
> Yes, that's what's going to end up happening but it's not how controls
> are expected to behave - applications will expect changing one control
> to leave others unaffected so it's better to return an error rather than
> change the other control.
>
If application change non EQ controls, the others will be unaffected. 
But the classD IP can only supports one EQ control at once, these three 
EQ controls point to the same register field, if application set a 
different EQ control, the error occurs, there will be many errors, it's 
not very reasonable to application. The best way I think is if 
application set one EQ control, the other EQ controls will change to 
0dB, it's also consistent with fact.
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#1222704

FromMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Date2015-09-11 12:40 +0200
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On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:31:04AM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
> On 9/9/2015 17:52, Mark Brown wrote:

> >Yes, that's what's going to end up happening but it's not how controls
> >are expected to behave - applications will expect changing one control
> >to leave others unaffected so it's better to return an error rather than
> >change the other control.

> If application change non EQ controls, the others will be unaffected. But
> the classD IP can only supports one EQ control at once, these three EQ
> controls point to the same register field, if application set a different EQ
> control, the error occurs, there will be many errors, it's not very
> reasonable to application. The best way I think is if application set one EQ
> control, the other EQ controls will change to 0dB, it's also consistent with
> fact.

There's no really good solutions here - this is why my initial
suggestion was to have a single enumerated control.

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#1223849

From"Wu, Songjun" <songjun.wu@atmel.com>
Date2015-09-14 08:40 +0200
Message-ID<q8vAK-6Ed-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1222704

On 9/11/2015 18:34, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:31:04AM +0800, Wu, Songjun wrote:
>> On 9/9/2015 17:52, Mark Brown wrote:
>
>>> Yes, that's what's going to end up happening but it's not how controls
>>> are expected to behave - applications will expect changing one control
>>> to leave others unaffected so it's better to return an error rather than
>>> change the other control.
>
>> If application change non EQ controls, the others will be unaffected. But
>> the classD IP can only supports one EQ control at once, these three EQ
>> controls point to the same register field, if application set a different EQ
>> control, the error occurs, there will be many errors, it's not very
>> reasonable to application. The best way I think is if application set one EQ
>> control, the other EQ controls will change to 0dB, it's also consistent with
>> fact.
>
> There's no really good solutions here - this is why my initial
> suggestion was to have a single enumerated control.
>
You are right, your suggestion is reasonable, to have a single 
enumerated control. The second version will be made and sent soon.
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