NACK[L]/Cmnt: [SRU][J/L/M][PATCH 0/1] Audio balancing setting doesn't work with the cirrus codec

[Hui Wang]

On 1/24/24 16:58, Stefan Bader wrote:
> On 24.01.24 08:00, Hui Wang wrote:
>> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2051050
>>
>> Currently this patch is in the linux-next, and will be in the
>> mainline kernel v6.8-rc2, there is no need to SRU this patch to Noble
>> kernel, Noble kernel will have this patch automatically.
>>
>> [Impact]
>> In the gnome audio setting, if we adjust balancing setting, it doesn't
>> work at all on a Dell machine with cirrus codec, that is because with
>> the current driver, the exported amixer controls can't be handled by
>> pulseaudio.
>>
>> [Fix]
>> Cherry-pick a mainline kernel patch, this could fix this issue.
>>
>> [Test]
>> Booted with the patched kernel, move the bar to the left or right to
>> adjust the balance, we could hear the sound from left channel or right
>> channel accordingly.
>>
>> [Where problems could occur]
>> This change will not create "Master Volume" amixer controls, probably
>> will make the audio control malfunction, that is we couldn't control
>> playback or capture volume correctly, but this regression possibility
>> is very low, we already tested the patch on the machines with cirrus
>> codec, they all worked well as before.
>>
>>
>> Vitaly Rodionov (1):
>>    ALSA: hda/cs8409: Suppress vmaster control for Dolphin models
>>
>>   sound/pci/hda/patch_cs8409.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>
> Rejected for the following reasons:
> - Lunar EOL Jan-25, no further updates done

OK, got it.

Then this patch is only for J and M.

Thanks.

>
> -Stefan