NACK: [SRU][mainline build kernel][Kconfig] enable the Intel SDW audio machine driver

Seth Forshee seth.forshee at canonical.com
Thu May 20 14:44:58 UTC 2021


On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 10:17:50PM +0800, Hui Wang wrote:
> 
> On 5/20/21 9:40 PM, Seth Forshee wrote:
> > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 09:12:23AM +0200, Stefan Bader wrote:
> > > On 19.05.21 05:04, Hui Wang wrote:
> > > > BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921632
> > > > 
> > > > This SRU is for mainline build kernel 5.13-rc3 and future versions.
> > > > Since this is the mainline kernel Kconfig changes, there is no patch for
> > > > this SRU, I put the changes here:
> > > > 
> > > > +CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_SOUNDWIRE_SOF_MACH=m
> > > > -# CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USER_FRIENDLY_LONG_NAMES is not set
> > > > +CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USER_FRIENDLY_LONG_NAMES=y
> > > > +CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT1308=m
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > [Impact]
> > > > Ubuntu users ran the kernel on the Dell soundwire audio machines, the
> > > > dmesg shows the audio machine driver is not found, then the audio fails
> > > > to initialize
> > > > 
> > > > [Fix]
> > > > Enable the intel soundwire audio machine driver and some related codec driver.
> > > > 
> > > > [Test]
> > > > Install the kernel and check the /boot/config-5.13.0-0-$version-generic,
> > > > the intel SDW audio machine driver is enabled.
> > > > 
> > > > [Where problems could occur]
> > > > This could possibly introduce the building failure, I tested it, so far no failure.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > Mainline kernels are _UNSUPPORTED_. No SRU.
> > However you probably do want to submit this config change for unstable,
> > which does not have the configs set as you specify above.
> > 
> > Seth
> 
> OK, got it. Already sent this change to H and unstable by a SRU. Maybe the
> mainline build kernel will get this change from unstable kernel soon.

Ah, so you did. I didn't find the patch the first time I looked, but I
see it now. Once that is applied the mainline configs should also
receive those changes.

Seth



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