From a6f2fd557f993aecc93d51afd9e339524107937f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Takashi Iwai Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:58:40 +0100 Subject: ALSA: hda - Add position_fix=4 (COMBO) option This patch adds a new position_fix option value, 4, as a combo mode to use LPIB for playbacks and POSBUF for captures. It's the way recommended by Intel hardware guys. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai --- Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt | 8 +++++++- Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/sound') diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 936699e..9af64c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. [Multiple options for each card instance] model - force the model name - position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF) + position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF, + 3 = VIACOMBO, 4 = COMBO) probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots) When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the @@ -925,6 +926,11 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the position buffer.) + position_fix=3 is specific to VIA devices. The position + of the capture stream is checked from both LPIB and POSBUF + values. position_fix=4 is a combination mode, using LPIB + for playback and POSBUF for capture. + NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt index 91fee3b..7813c06 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt @@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ a case, you can change the default method via `position_fix` option. `position_fix=1` means to use LPIB method explicitly. `position_fix=2` means to use the position-buffer. `position_fix=3` means to use a combination of both methods, needed -for some VIA and ATI controllers. 0 is the default value for all other +for some VIA controllers. The capture stream position is corrected +by comparing both LPIB and position-buffer values. +`position_fix=4` is another combination available for all controllers, +and uses LPIB for the playback and the position-buffer for the capture +streams. +0 is the default value for all other controllers, the automatic check and fallback to LPIB as described in the above. If you get a problem of repeated sounds, this option might help. -- cgit v1.1