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1Dynamic Audio Power Management for Portable Devices
2===================================================
3
41. Description
5==============
6
7Dynamic Audio Power Management (DAPM) is designed to allow portable
8Linux devices to use the minimum amount of power within the audio
9subsystem at all times. It is independent of other kernel PM and as
10such, can easily co-exist with the other PM systems.
11
12DAPM is also completely transparent to all user space applications as
13all power switching is done within the ASoC core. No code changes or
14recompiling are required for user space applications. DAPM makes power
15switching decisions based upon any audio stream (capture/playback)
16activity and audio mixer settings within the device.
17
18DAPM spans the whole machine. It covers power control within the entire
19audio subsystem, this includes internal codec power blocks and machine
20level power systems.
21
22There are 4 power domains within DAPM
23
24   1. Codec domain - VREF, VMID (core codec and audio power)
25      Usually controlled at codec probe/remove and suspend/resume, although
26      can be set at stream time if power is not needed for sidetone, etc.
27
28   2. Platform/Machine domain - physically connected inputs and outputs
29      Is platform/machine and user action specific, is configured by the
30      machine driver and responds to asynchronous events e.g when HP
31      are inserted
32
33   3. Path domain - audio susbsystem signal paths
34      Automatically set when mixer and mux settings are changed by the user.
35      e.g. alsamixer, amixer.
36
37   4. Stream domain - DACs and ADCs.
38      Enabled and disabled when stream playback/capture is started and
39      stopped respectively. e.g. aplay, arecord.
40
41All DAPM power switching decisions are made automatically by consulting an audio
42routing map of the whole machine. This map is specific to each machine and
43consists of the interconnections between every audio component (including
44internal codec components). All audio components that effect power are called
45widgets hereafter.
46
47
482. DAPM Widgets
49===============
50
51Audio DAPM widgets fall into a number of types:-
52
53 o Mixer      - Mixes several analog signals into a single analog signal.
54 o Mux        - An analog switch that outputs only one of many inputs.
55 o PGA        - A programmable gain amplifier or attenuation widget.
56 o ADC        - Analog to Digital Converter
57 o DAC        - Digital to Analog Converter
58 o Switch     - An analog switch
59 o Input      - A codec input pin
60 o Output     - A codec output pin
61 o Headphone  - Headphone (and optional Jack)
62 o Mic        - Mic (and optional Jack)
63 o Line       - Line Input/Output (and optional Jack)
64 o Speaker    - Speaker
65 o Supply     - Power or clock supply widget used by other widgets.
66 o Pre        - Special PRE widget (exec before all others)
67 o Post       - Special POST widget (exec after all others)
68
69(Widgets are defined in include/sound/soc-dapm.h)
70
71Widgets are usually added in the codec driver and the machine driver. There are
72convenience macros defined in soc-dapm.h that can be used to quickly build a
73list of widgets of the codecs and machines DAPM widgets.
74
75Most widgets have a name, register, shift and invert. Some widgets have extra
76parameters for stream name and kcontrols.
77
78
792.1 Stream Domain Widgets
80-------------------------
81
82Stream Widgets relate to the stream power domain and only consist of ADCs
83(analog to digital converters) and DACs (digital to analog converters).
84
85Stream widgets have the following format:-
86
87SND_SOC_DAPM_DAC(name, stream name, reg, shift, invert),
88
89NOTE: the stream name must match the corresponding stream name in your codec
90snd_soc_codec_dai.
91
92e.g. stream widgets for HiFi playback and capture
93
94SND_SOC_DAPM_DAC("HiFi DAC", "HiFi Playback", REG, 3, 1),
95SND_SOC_DAPM_ADC("HiFi ADC", "HiFi Capture", REG, 2, 1),
96
97
982.2 Path Domain Widgets
99-----------------------
100
101Path domain widgets have a ability to control or affect the audio signal or
102audio paths within the audio subsystem. They have the following form:-
103
104SND_SOC_DAPM_PGA(name, reg, shift, invert, controls, num_controls)
105
106Any widget kcontrols can be set using the controls and num_controls members.
107
108e.g. Mixer widget (the kcontrols are declared first)
109
110/* Output Mixer */
111static const snd_kcontrol_new_t wm8731_output_mixer_controls[] = {
112SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("Line Bypass Switch", WM8731_APANA, 3, 1, 0),
113SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("Mic Sidetone Switch", WM8731_APANA, 5, 1, 0),
114SOC_DAPM_SINGLE("HiFi Playback Switch", WM8731_APANA, 4, 1, 0),
115};
116
117SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER("Output Mixer", WM8731_PWR, 4, 1, wm8731_output_mixer_controls,
118	ARRAY_SIZE(wm8731_output_mixer_controls)),
119
120If you dont want the mixer elements prefixed with the name of the mixer widget,
121you can use SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER_NAMED_CTL instead. the parameters are the same
122as for SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER.
123
1242.3 Platform/Machine domain Widgets
125-----------------------------------
126
127Machine widgets are different from codec widgets in that they don't have a
128codec register bit associated with them. A machine widget is assigned to each
129machine audio component (non codec) that can be independently powered. e.g.
130
131 o Speaker Amp
132 o Microphone Bias
133 o Jack connectors
134
135A machine widget can have an optional call back.
136
137e.g. Jack connector widget for an external Mic that enables Mic Bias
138when the Mic is inserted:-
139
140static int spitz_mic_bias(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget* w, int event)
141{
142	gpio_set_value(SPITZ_GPIO_MIC_BIAS, SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event));
143	return 0;
144}
145
146SND_SOC_DAPM_MIC("Mic Jack", spitz_mic_bias),
147
148
1492.4 Codec Domain
150----------------
151
152The codec power domain has no widgets and is handled by the codecs DAPM event
153handler. This handler is called when the codec powerstate is changed wrt to any
154stream event or by kernel PM events.
155
156
1572.5 Virtual Widgets
158-------------------
159
160Sometimes widgets exist in the codec or machine audio map that don't have any
161corresponding soft power control. In this case it is necessary to create
162a virtual widget - a widget with no control bits e.g.
163
164SND_SOC_DAPM_MIXER("AC97 Mixer", SND_SOC_DAPM_NOPM, 0, 0, NULL, 0),
165
166This can be used to merge to signal paths together in software.
167
168After all the widgets have been defined, they can then be added to the DAPM
169subsystem individually with a call to snd_soc_dapm_new_control().
170
171
1723. Codec Widget Interconnections
173================================
174
175Widgets are connected to each other within the codec and machine by audio paths
176(called interconnections). Each interconnection must be defined in order to
177create a map of all audio paths between widgets.
178
179This is easiest with a diagram of the codec (and schematic of the machine audio
180system), as it requires joining widgets together via their audio signal paths.
181
182e.g., from the WM8731 output mixer (wm8731.c)
183
184The WM8731 output mixer has 3 inputs (sources)
185
186 1. Line Bypass Input
187 2. DAC (HiFi playback)
188 3. Mic Sidetone Input
189
190Each input in this example has a kcontrol associated with it (defined in example
191above) and is connected to the output mixer via its kcontrol name. We can now
192connect the destination widget (wrt audio signal) with its source widgets.
193
194	/* output mixer */
195	{"Output Mixer", "Line Bypass Switch", "Line Input"},
196	{"Output Mixer", "HiFi Playback Switch", "DAC"},
197	{"Output Mixer", "Mic Sidetone Switch", "Mic Bias"},
198
199So we have :-
200
201	Destination Widget  <=== Path Name <=== Source Widget
202
203Or:-
204
205	Sink, Path, Source
206
207Or :-
208
209	"Output Mixer" is connected to the "DAC" via the "HiFi Playback Switch".
210
211When there is no path name connecting widgets (e.g. a direct connection) we
212pass NULL for the path name.
213
214Interconnections are created with a call to:-
215
216snd_soc_dapm_connect_input(codec, sink, path, source);
217
218Finally, snd_soc_dapm_new_widgets(codec) must be called after all widgets and
219interconnections have been registered with the core. This causes the core to
220scan the codec and machine so that the internal DAPM state matches the
221physical state of the machine.
222
223
2243.1 Machine Widget Interconnections
225-----------------------------------
226Machine widget interconnections are created in the same way as codec ones and
227directly connect the codec pins to machine level widgets.
228
229e.g. connects the speaker out codec pins to the internal speaker.
230
231	/* ext speaker connected to codec pins LOUT2, ROUT2  */
232	{"Ext Spk", NULL , "ROUT2"},
233	{"Ext Spk", NULL , "LOUT2"},
234
235This allows the DAPM to power on and off pins that are connected (and in use)
236and pins that are NC respectively.
237
238
2394 Endpoint Widgets
240===================
241An endpoint is a start or end point (widget) of an audio signal within the
242machine and includes the codec. e.g.
243
244 o Headphone Jack
245 o Internal Speaker
246 o Internal Mic
247 o Mic Jack
248 o Codec Pins
249
250When a codec pin is NC it can be marked as not used with a call to
251
252snd_soc_dapm_set_endpoint(codec, "Widget Name", 0);
253
254The last argument is 0 for inactive and 1 for active. This way the pin and its
255input widget will never be powered up and consume power.
256
257This also applies to machine widgets. e.g. if a headphone is connected to a
258jack then the jack can be marked active. If the headphone is removed, then
259the headphone jack can be marked inactive.
260
261
2625 DAPM Widget Events
263====================
264
265Some widgets can register their interest with the DAPM core in PM events.
266e.g. A Speaker with an amplifier registers a widget so the amplifier can be
267powered only when the spk is in use.
268
269/* turn speaker amplifier on/off depending on use */
270static int corgi_amp_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, int event)
271{
272	gpio_set_value(CORGI_GPIO_APM_ON, SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event));
273	return 0;
274}
275
276/* corgi machine dapm widgets */
277static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget wm8731_dapm_widgets =
278	SND_SOC_DAPM_SPK("Ext Spk", corgi_amp_event);
279
280Please see soc-dapm.h for all other widgets that support events.
281
282
2835.1 Event types
284---------------
285
286The following event types are supported by event widgets.
287
288/* dapm event types */
289#define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU	0x1 	/* before widget power up */
290#define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU	0x2		/* after widget power up */
291#define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD	0x4 	/* before widget power down */
292#define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD	0x8		/* after widget power down */
293#define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_REG	0x10	/* before audio path setup */
294#define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_REG	0x20	/* after audio path setup */
295