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2Dynamic Audio Power Management for Portable Devices
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4
5Description
6===========
7
8Dynamic Audio Power Management (DAPM) is designed to allow portable
9Linux devices to use the minimum amount of power within the audio
10subsystem at all times. It is independent of other kernel PM and as
11such, can easily co-exist with the other PM systems.
12
13DAPM is also completely transparent to all user space applications as
14all power switching is done within the ASoC core. No code changes or
15recompiling are required for user space applications. DAPM makes power
16switching decisions based upon any audio stream (capture/playback)
17activity and audio mixer settings within the device.
18
19DAPM spans the whole machine. It covers power control within the entire
20audio subsystem, this includes internal codec power blocks and machine
21level power systems.
22
23There are 4 power domains within DAPM
24
25Codec bias domain
26      VREF, VMID (core codec and audio power)
27
28      Usually controlled at codec probe/remove and suspend/resume, although
29      can be set at stream time if power is not needed for sidetone, etc.
30
31Platform/Machine domain
32      physically connected inputs and outputs
33
34      Is platform/machine and user action specific, is configured by the
35      machine driver and responds to asynchronous events e.g when HP
36      are inserted
37
38Path domain
39      audio subsystem signal paths
40
41      Automatically set when mixer and mux settings are changed by the user.
42      e.g. alsamixer, amixer.
43
44Stream domain
45      DACs and ADCs.
46
47      Enabled and disabled when stream playback/capture is started and
48      stopped respectively. e.g. aplay, arecord.
49
50All DAPM power switching decisions are made automatically by consulting an audio
51routing map of the whole machine. This map is specific to each machine and
52consists of the interconnections between every audio component (including
53internal codec components). All audio components that effect power are called
54widgets hereafter.
55
56
57DAPM Widgets
58============
59
60Audio DAPM widgets fall into a number of types:-
61
62Mixer
63	Mixes several analog signals into a single analog signal.
64Mux
65	An analog switch that outputs only one of many inputs.
66PGA
67	A programmable gain amplifier or attenuation widget.
68ADC
69	Analog to Digital Converter
70DAC
71	Digital to Analog Converter
72Switch
73	An analog switch
74Input
75	A codec input pin
76Output
77	A codec output pin
78Headphone
79	Headphone (and optional Jack)
80Mic
81	Mic (and optional Jack)
82Line
83	Line Input/Output (and optional Jack)
84Speaker
85	Speaker
86Supply
87	Power or clock supply widget used by other widgets.
88Regulator
89	External regulator that supplies power to audio components.
90Clock
91	External clock that supplies clock to audio components.
92AIF IN
93	Audio Interface Input (with TDM slot mask).
94AIF OUT
95	Audio Interface Output (with TDM slot mask).
96Siggen
97	Signal Generator.
98DAI IN
99	Digital Audio Interface Input.
100DAI OUT
101	Digital Audio Interface Output.
102DAI Link
103	DAI Link between two DAI structures
104Pre
105	Special PRE widget (exec before all others)
106Post
107	Special POST widget (exec after all others)
108
109(Widgets are defined in include/sound/soc-dapm.h)
110
111Widgets can be added to the sound card by any of the component driver types.
112There are convenience macros defined in soc-dapm.h that can be used to quickly
113build a list of widgets of the codecs and machines DAPM widgets.
114
115Most widgets have a name, register, shift and invert. Some widgets have extra
116parameters for stream name and kcontrols.
117
118
119Stream Domain Widgets
120---------------------
121
122Stream Widgets relate to the stream power domain and only consist of ADCs
123(analog to digital converters), DACs (digital to analog converters),
124AIF IN and AIF OUT.
125
126Stream widgets have the following format:-
127::
128
129  SND_SOC_DAPM_DAC(name, stream name, reg, shift, invert),
130  SND_SOC_DAPM_AIF_IN(name, stream, slot, reg, shift, invert)
131
132NOTE: the stream name must match the corresponding stream name in your codec
133snd_soc_codec_dai.
134
135e.g. stream widgets for HiFi playback and capture
136::
137
138  SND_SOC_DAPM_DAC("HiFi DAC", "HiFi Playback", REG, 3, 1),
139  SND_SOC_DAPM_ADC("HiFi ADC", "HiFi Capture", REG, 2, 1),
140
141e.g. stream widgets for AIF
142::
143
144  SND_SOC_DAPM_AIF_IN("AIF1RX", "AIF1 Playback", 0, SND_SOC_NOPM, 0, 0),
145  SND_SOC_DAPM_AIF_OUT("AIF1TX", "AIF1 Capture", 0, SND_SOC_NOPM, 0, 0),
146
147
148Path Domain Widgets
149-------------------
150
151Path domain widgets have a ability to control or affect the audio signal or
152audio paths within the audio subsystem. They have the following form:-
153::
154
155  SND_SOC_DAPM_PGA(name, reg, shift, invert, controls, num_controls)
156
157Any widget kcontrols can be set using the controls and num_controls members.
158
159e.g. Mixer widget (the kcontrols are declared first)
160::
161
162  /* Output Mixer */
163  static const snd_kcontrol_new_t wm8731_output_mixer_controls[] = {
164  SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("Line Bypass Switch", WM8731_APANA, 3, 1, 0),
165  SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("Mic Sidetone Switch", WM8731_APANA, 5, 1, 0),
166  SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("HiFi Playback Switch", WM8731_APANA, 4, 1, 0),
167  };
168
169  SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER("Output Mixer", WM8731_PWR, 4, 1, wm8731_output_mixer_controls,
170	ARRAY_SIZE(wm8731_output_mixer_controls)),
171
172If you don't want the mixer elements prefixed with the name of the mixer widget,
173you can use SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER_NAMED_CTL instead. the parameters are the same
174as for SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER.
175
176
177Machine domain Widgets
178----------------------
179
180Machine widgets are different from codec widgets in that they don't have a
181codec register bit associated with them. A machine widget is assigned to each
182machine audio component (non codec or DSP) that can be independently
183powered. e.g.
184
185* Speaker Amp
186* Microphone Bias
187* Jack connectors
188
189A machine widget can have an optional call back.
190
191e.g. Jack connector widget for an external Mic that enables Mic Bias
192when the Mic is inserted:-::
193
194  static int spitz_mic_bias(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget* w, int event)
195  {
196	gpio_set_value(SPITZ_GPIO_MIC_BIAS, SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event));
197	return 0;
198  }
199
200  SND_SOC_DAPM_MIC("Mic Jack", spitz_mic_bias),
201
202
203Codec (BIAS) Domain
204-------------------
205
206The codec bias power domain has no widgets and is handled by the codecs DAPM
207event handler. This handler is called when the codec powerstate is changed wrt
208to any stream event or by kernel PM events.
209
210
211Virtual Widgets
212---------------
213
214Sometimes widgets exist in the codec or machine audio map that don't have any
215corresponding soft power control. In this case it is necessary to create
216a virtual widget - a widget with no control bits e.g.
217::
218
219  SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER("AC97 Mixer", SND_SOC_DAPM_NOPM, 0, 0, NULL, 0),
220
221This can be used to merge to signal paths together in software.
222
223After all the widgets have been defined, they can then be added to the DAPM
224subsystem individually with a call to snd_soc_dapm_new_control().
225
226
227Codec/DSP Widget Interconnections
228=================================
229
230Widgets are connected to each other within the codec, platform and machine by
231audio paths (called interconnections). Each interconnection must be defined in
232order to create a map of all audio paths between widgets.
233
234This is easiest with a diagram of the codec or DSP (and schematic of the machine
235audio system), as it requires joining widgets together via their audio signal
236paths.
237
238e.g., from the WM8731 output mixer (wm8731.c)
239
240The WM8731 output mixer has 3 inputs (sources)
241
2421. Line Bypass Input
2432. DAC (HiFi playback)
2443. Mic Sidetone Input
245
246Each input in this example has a kcontrol associated with it (defined in example
247above) and is connected to the output mixer via its kcontrol name. We can now
248connect the destination widget (wrt audio signal) with its source widgets.
249::
250
251	/* output mixer */
252	{"Output Mixer", "Line Bypass Switch", "Line Input"},
253	{"Output Mixer", "HiFi Playback Switch", "DAC"},
254	{"Output Mixer", "Mic Sidetone Switch", "Mic Bias"},
255
256So we have :-
257
258* Destination Widget  <=== Path Name <=== Source Widget, or
259* Sink, Path, Source, or
260* ``Output Mixer`` is connected to the ``DAC`` via the ``HiFi Playback Switch``.
261
262When there is no path name connecting widgets (e.g. a direct connection) we
263pass NULL for the path name.
264
265Interconnections are created with a call to:-
266::
267
268  snd_soc_dapm_connect_input(codec, sink, path, source);
269
270Finally, snd_soc_dapm_new_widgets(codec) must be called after all widgets and
271interconnections have been registered with the core. This causes the core to
272scan the codec and machine so that the internal DAPM state matches the
273physical state of the machine.
274
275
276Machine Widget Interconnections
277-------------------------------
278Machine widget interconnections are created in the same way as codec ones and
279directly connect the codec pins to machine level widgets.
280
281e.g. connects the speaker out codec pins to the internal speaker.
282::
283
284	/* ext speaker connected to codec pins LOUT2, ROUT2  */
285	{"Ext Spk", NULL , "ROUT2"},
286	{"Ext Spk", NULL , "LOUT2"},
287
288This allows the DAPM to power on and off pins that are connected (and in use)
289and pins that are NC respectively.
290
291
292Endpoint Widgets
293================
294An endpoint is a start or end point (widget) of an audio signal within the
295machine and includes the codec. e.g.
296
297* Headphone Jack
298* Internal Speaker
299* Internal Mic
300* Mic Jack
301* Codec Pins
302
303Endpoints are added to the DAPM graph so that their usage can be determined in
304order to save power. e.g. NC codecs pins will be switched OFF, unconnected
305jacks can also be switched OFF.
306
307
308DAPM Widget Events
309==================
310
311Some widgets can register their interest with the DAPM core in PM events.
312e.g. A Speaker with an amplifier registers a widget so the amplifier can be
313powered only when the spk is in use.
314::
315
316  /* turn speaker amplifier on/off depending on use */
317  static int corgi_amp_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, int event)
318  {
319	gpio_set_value(CORGI_GPIO_APM_ON, SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event));
320	return 0;
321  }
322
323  /* corgi machine dapm widgets */
324  static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget wm8731_dapm_widgets =
325	SND_SOC_DAPM_SPK("Ext Spk", corgi_amp_event);
326
327Please see soc-dapm.h for all other widgets that support events.
328
329
330Event types
331-----------
332
333The following event types are supported by event widgets.
334::
335
336  /* dapm event types */
337  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU	0x1 	/* before widget power up */
338  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU	0x2		/* after widget power up */
339  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD	0x4 	/* before widget power down */
340  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD	0x8		/* after widget power down */
341  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_REG	0x10	/* before audio path setup */
342  #define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_REG	0x20	/* after audio path setup */
343