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@@ -49,18 +49,23 @@ features :-
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* Machine specific controls: Allow machines to add controls to the sound card
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(e.g. volume control for speaker amplifier).
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-To achieve all this, ASoC basically splits an embedded audio system into 3
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-components :-
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+To achieve all this, ASoC basically splits an embedded audio system into
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+multiple re-usable component drivers :-
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- * Codec driver: The codec driver is platform independent and contains audio
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- controls, audio interface capabilities, codec DAPM definition and codec IO
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- functions.
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+ * Codec class drivers: The codec class driver is platform independent and
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+ contains audio controls, audio interface capabilities, codec DAPM
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+ definition and codec IO functions. This class extends to BT, FM and MODEM
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+ ICs if required. Codec class drivers should be generic code that can run
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+ on any architecture and machine.
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- * Platform driver: The platform driver contains the audio DMA engine and audio
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- interface drivers (e.g. I2S, AC97, PCM) for that platform.
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+ * Platform class drivers: The platform class driver includes the audio DMA
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+ engine driver, digital audio interface (DAI) drivers (e.g. I2S, AC97, PCM)
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+ and any audio DSP drivers for that platform.
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- * Machine driver: The machine driver handles any machine specific controls and
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- audio events (e.g. turning on an amp at start of playback).
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+ * Machine class driver: The machine driver class acts as the glue that
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+ decribes and binds the other component drivers together to form an ALSA
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+ "sound card device". It handles any machine specific controls and
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+ machine level audio events (e.g. turning on an amp at start of playback).
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Documentation
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@@ -84,3 +89,7 @@ machine.txt: Machine driver internals.
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pop_clicks.txt: How to minimise audio artifacts.
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clocking.txt: ASoC clocking for best power performance.
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+jack.txt: ASoC jack detection.
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+
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+DPCM.txt: Dynamic PCM - Describes DPCM with DSP examples.
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