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From:   Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
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Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] [RFC PATCH 2/2] ASoC: simple-card: Add documentation for force-dpcm property
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Hi

> > > DPCM is an implementation detail of Linux (and one that we want to phase
> > > out going forwards too), we shouldn't be putting it in the DT bindings
> > > where it becomes an ABI.
> 
> > I see your point. This is way I marked the patch series as RFC. I need to find
> > another way to reuse simple-card as machine driver for SOF.
> 
> Have a look at the way the Renesas systems are using this and the audio
> graph card - they have DPCM.

Indeed we (= Renesas) are using this as DPCM, but unfortunately
it is not upstreamed. Using local patch.

Thank you for your help !!
Best regards
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Kuninori Morimoto