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authorTakashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>2012-02-28 11:58:40 +0100
committerTakashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>2012-02-28 12:18:15 +0100
commita6f2fd557f993aecc93d51afd9e339524107937f (patch)
tree052ca4166b132a4228d3f6694aba24235660b4b1 /Documentation/sound
parent5556e147083fb4d473d5c1a82f73205b8b145cd9 (diff)
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 <tiwai@suse.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sound')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt7
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index 936699e4f04..9af64c508ab 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 91fee3b45fb..7813c06a5c7 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.