>>>>>>> In above case, two manager instances will be created. >>>>>>> When manager under SWC1 scope tries to add peripheral >>>>>>> device, In sdw_slave_add() API its failing because peripheral >>>>>>> device descriptor uses link id followed by 48bit encoded address. >>>>>>> In above scenarios, both the manager's link id is zero only. So here you're reporting that the issue is that all devices use link0 ... >>>>>> what fails exactly? The device_register() ? >>>>>> >>>>>> If yes, what the issue. the device name? >>>>> device_register() is failing because of duplication of >>>>> device name. >>>>>> I wonder if we need to use something like >>>>>> >>>>>> "name shall be sdw:bus_id:link:mfg:part:class" >>>>>> >>>>>> so as to uniquify the device name, if that was the problem. >>>>> Yes correct. >>>> can you check https://github.com/thesofproject/linux/pull/4165 and see >>>> if this works for you? I tested it on Intel platforms. >>> It's working fine on our platform. As mentioned earlier in this thread, >>> we can't go with two ACPI companion device approach due to >>> limitations on windows stack for current platform. >> Thanks for testing. >> >> So if you can't go with 2 ACPI companion devices, what does the >> 'Windows' DSDT look like and how would you identify that there are two >> controllers on the platform? > We are not populating two controller devices. Instead of it, we are populating > single controller device with two independent manager instances under the same > ACPI device scope. > We have configuration register to identify sound wire manager instances on the platform. > Below is the sample DSDT for Windows & Linux. > > Scope (\_SB.ACP) > { > > Device (SDWC) > { > Name (_ADR, 0x05) // _ADR: Address > Name(_DSD, Package() { > ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), > Package () { > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-sw-interface-revision", 0x00010000}, > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-manager-list", 2}, > }, > ToUUID("dbb8e3e6-5886-4ba6-8795-1319f52a966b"), > Package () { > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-link-0-subproperties", "SWM0"}, > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-link-1-subproperties", "SWM1"}, > } > }) // End _DSD > Name(SWM0, Package() { > ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), > Package () { > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-sw-interface-revision", 0x00010000}, > > // ... place holder for SWM0 additional properties > } > }) // End SWM0.SWM > Name(SWM1,Package(){ > ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"), > Package () { > Package (2) {"mipi-sdw-sw-interface-revision", 0x00010000}, > > // ... place holder for SWM1 additional properties > } > }) // End SWM1.SWM > > Device (SLV0) { // SoundWire Slave 0 > Name(_ADR, 0x000032025D131601) > } // END SLV0 > > Device (SLV1) { // SoundWire Slave 1 > Name(_ADR, 0x000130025D131601) > } // END SLV1 ... but here you have two different link numbers. I interpret this as SLV0 on link0 and SLV1 on link1. So what's the issue?