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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] ASoC: Intel: Add period size constraint on strago
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On 8/3/20 8:00 AM, Lu, Brent wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Again, is this fixed 240 is a must?  Or is this also an alignment issue?
>>> Hi Takashi,
>>>
>>> I think it's a must for Chromebooks. Google found this value works
>>> best with their CRAS server running on their BSW products. They
>>> offered this patch for their own Chromebooks.
>>
>> Hrm, but it's likely a worse choice on other sound backends.
>>
>> Please double-check whether this fixed small period is a must, or it's an
>> alignment issue.
> Hi Takashi,
> 
> I've double checked with google. It's a must for Chromebooks due to low
> latency use case.

I wonder if there's a misunderstanding here?

I believe Takashi's question was "is this a must to ONLY accept 240 
samples for the period size", there was no pushback on the value itself. 
Are those boards broken with e.g. 960 samples?