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ALSA: hda - Update descriptions about new position_fix values

Message ID 20190828143636.28420-1-tiwai@suse.de (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series ALSA: hda - Update descriptions about new position_fix values | expand

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Takashi Iwai Aug. 28, 2019, 2:36 p.m. UTC
The new values for the recent Intel and AMD chips are missing in the
documentation.  Add the new descriptions.

Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
 Documentation/sound/alsa-configuration.rst | 2 ++
 Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst     | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa-configuration.rst b/Documentation/sound/alsa-configuration.rst
index 4a3cecc8ad38..02aacd69ab96 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa-configuration.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa-configuration.rst
@@ -1001,6 +1001,8 @@  position_fix
     2 = POSBUF: use position buffer,
     3 = VIACOMBO: VIA-specific workaround for capture,
     4 = COMBO: use LPIB for playback, auto for capture stream
+    5 = SKL+: apply the delay calculation available on recent Intel chips
+    6 = FIFO: correct the position with the fixed FIFO size, for recent AMD chips
 probe_mask
     Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots);
     When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
index 9f7347830ba4..0f3109d9abc8 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@  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.
+``position_fix=5`` is specific to Intel platforms, so far, for Skylake
+and onward.  It applies the delay calculation for the precise position
+reporting.
+``position_fix=6`` is to correct the position with the fixed FIFO
+size, mainly targeted for the recent AMD controllers.
 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