Re: [PATCH v9 30/34] ASoC: qcom: qdsp6: Add SND kcontrol for fetching offload status

[Wesley Cheng]

Hi Pierre,

On 10/17/2023 3:53 PM, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> On 10/17/23 15:01, Wesley Cheng wrote:
> > Add a kcontrol to the platform sound card to fetch the current offload
> > status.  This can allow for userspace to ensure/check which USB SND
> > resources are actually busy versus having to attempt opening the USB SND
> > devices, which will result in an error if offloading is active.
>
> I think I mentioned this a while back, but why not add the status in the
> USB card itself? That's a generic component that all userspace agent
> could query. Having a QCOM-specific control doesn't make the life of
> userspace easier IMHO.

Will take a look at this based on the comments you had in the other 
kcontrol patch.  Seeing if we can move it to a more generic layer.

Thanks
Wesley Cheng