> Again, we are not trying to force-expose stuff which does not work. In > majority of the cases, non-HDMI codecs we're dealing with notify about > just single analog endpoint. For now, it's 100% of the cases, but I'm > aware of fact that RVPs and a dozen of Dell/Lenovo/Acer laptops do not > equal to entire market. We are in agreement, but since we don't have any ability to test those alt/digital parts my take is 'don't even bother about them'. > Remember that you can always use topology to "gate" userspace from > streaming through endpoints which we do not work. And right now, we are > working with topologies supporting single endpoint for non-HDMI devices. May I ask how you 'gate' parts of a topology? Or did you mean that you use different topologies? > > So, this is a clear upgrade when compared to Analog/Alt > Analog/Digitalh-hardcoded configuration used currently. That's on top of > aligning with hda legacy behavior. Agree, but it still leaves the door open to exposing those paths which may or may not work - no one has ever tested them. It's better IMHO to only allow for the analog path. If we can detect the presence of this path, great.
