ASoC updates in 3.6

Linux v3.6 was another quiet release for ASoC with just a single notable framework feature being merged: Added the ability to add and remove DAPM paths dynamically, mostly for reparenting on clock changes. New machine drivers for Marvell Brownstone, ST-Ericsson Ux500 and ttc-dkp. New CPU drivers for Blackfin BF6xx SPORTs in I2S mode, Marvell MMP, […]

ASoC updates in 3.4

Linux version 3.4 has been released. This was a very active release for ASoC in framework terms, in addition to the usual bug fixes and so on there were a large number of framework enhancements though most are fairly small or are laying the groundwork for more user visible features like dynamic PCM. Support for […]

ASoC updates in 3.2

Linux 3.2 was released yesterday. It’s been a fairly busy release for ASoC in terms of the subsystem, including the first piece of work at moving the register I/O code over to regmap to eliminate the duplication there, but a pretty quiet one on the drivers front. Substantial optimization of the DAPM algorithm, substantially reducing the CPU […]

ASoC updates in 3.1

Linus released version 3.1 of the kernel at Kernel Summit this morning. This has been another fairly quiet release for the framework with a few nice power optimizations, a range of driver enhancements and a fairly small set of new drivers. Lots of cleanups to the register cache code in preparation for moving the code to the […]

ASoC updates in 2.6.39

Linux 2.6.39 was released earlier today. This release includes a few updates, the main user visible one being that machine drivers can now be registered as regular devices rather than using the soc-audio device. Support for registering machine drivers as first class devices rather than using the soc-audio device. Support for the soc-audio device will […]

ASoC updates in 2.6.38

Linux 2.6.38 was just released, with another big update to ASoC including: Enhancements to multi-component from Jarkko Nikula allowing multiple devices of the same type to be included in one system (and handling other overlaps between devices) and support cross device DAPM. Support from Dimitris Papastamos for compressing the register cache in memory using either […]