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Audio Clocking
==============

This text describes the audio clocking terms in ASoC and digital audio in
general. Note: Audio clocking can be complex !


Master Clock
------------

Every audio subsystem is driven by a master clock (sometimes refered to as MCLK
or SYSCLK). This audio master clock can be derived from a number of sources
(e.g. crystal, PLL, CPU clock) and is responsible for producing the correct
audio playback and capture sample rates.

Some master clocks (e.g. PLL's and CPU based clocks) are configuarble in that
their speed can be altered by software (depending on the system use and to save
power). Other master clocks are fixed at at set frequency (i.e. crystals).


DAI Clocks
----------
The Digital Audio Interface is usually driven by a Bit Clock (often referred to
as BCLK). This clock is used to drive the digital audio data across the link
between the codec and CPU.

The DAI also has a frame clock to signal the start of each audio frame. This
clock is sometimes referred to as LRC (left right clock) or FRAME. This clock
runs at exactly the sample rate (LRC = Rate).

Bit Clock can be generated as follows:-

BCLK = MCLK / x

 or

BCLK = LRC * x

 or

BCLK = LRC * Channels * Word Size

This relationship depends on the codec or SoC CPU in particular. ASoC can quite
easily match BCLK generated by division (SND_SOC_DAI_BFS_DIV) with BCLK by
multiplication (SND_SOC_DAI_BFS_RATE) or BCLK generated  by
Rate * Channels * Word size (RCW or SND_SOC_DAI_BFS_RCW).


ASoC Clocking
-------------

The ASoC core determines the clocking for each particular configuration at
runtime. This is to allow for dynamic audio clocking wereby the audio clock is
variable and depends on the system state or device usage scenario. i.e. a voice
call requires slower clocks (and hence less power) than MP3 playback.

ASoC will call the config_sysclock() function for the target machine during the
audio parameters configuration. The function is responsible for then clocking
the machine audio subsytem and returning the audio clock speed to the core.
This function should also call the codec and cpu DAI clock_config() functions
to configure their respective internal clocking if required.


ASoC Clocking Control Flow
--------------------------

The ASoC core will call the machine drivers config_sysclock() when most of the
DAI capabilities are known. The machine driver is then responsible for calling
the codec and/or CPU DAI drivers with the selected capabilities and the current
MCLK. Note that the machine driver is also resonsible for setting the MCLK (and
enabling it).

   (1) Match Codec and CPU DAI capabilities. At this point we have
       matched the majority of the DAI fields and now need to make sure this
       mode is currently clockable.

   (2) machine->config_sysclk() is now called with the matched DAI FS, sample
       rate and BCLK master. This function then gets/sets the current audio
       clock (depening on usage) and calls the codec and CPUI DAI drivers with
       the FS, rate, BCLK master and MCLK.

   (3) Codec/CPU DAI config_sysclock(). This function checks that the FS, rate,
       BCLK master and MCLK are acceptable for the codec or CPU DAI. It also
       sets the DAI internal state to work with said clocks.

The config_sysclk() functions for CPU, codec and machine should return the MCLK
on success and 0 on failure.


Examples (b = BCLK, l = LRC)
============================

Example 1
---------

Simple codec that only runs at 48k @ 256FS in master mode.

CPU only runs as slave DAI, however it generates a variable MCLK.

             --------                 ---------
            |        | <----mclk---  |         |
            | Codec  |b -----------> |  CPU    |
            |        |l -----------> |         |
            |        |               |         |
             --------                 ---------

The codec driver has the following config_sysclock()

	static unsigned int config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_codec_dai *dai,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info, unsigned int clk)
	{
		/* make sure clock is 256 * rate */
		if(info->rate << 8 == clk) {
			dai->mclk = clk;
			return clk;
		}

		return 0;
	}

The CPU I2S DAI driver has the following config_sysclk()

	static unsigned int config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_codec_dai *dai,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info, unsigned int clk)
	{
		/* can we support this clk */
		if(set_audio_clk(clk) < 0)
			return -EINVAL;

		dai->mclk = clk;
		return dai->clk;
	}

The machine driver config_sysclk() in this example is as follows:-

	unsigned int machine_config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info)
	{
		int clk = info->rate * info->fs;

		/* check that CPU can deliver clock */
		if(rtd->cpu_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->cpu_dai, info, clk) < 0)
			return -EINVAL;

		/* can codec work with this clock */
		return rtd->codec_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->codec_dai, info, clk);
	}


Example 2
---------

Codec that can master at 8k and 48k at various FS (and hence supports a fixed
set of input MCLK's) and can also be slave at various FS .

The CPU can master at 8k and 48k @256 FS and can be slave at any FS.

MCLK is a 12.288MHz crystal on this machine.

             --------                 ---------
            |        |  <---xtal---> |         |
            | Codec  |b <----------> |  CPU    |
            |        |l <----------> |         |
            |        |               |         |
             --------                 ---------


The codec driver has the following config_sysclock()

	/* supported input clocks */
	const static int hifi_clks[] = {11289600, 12000000, 12288000,
		16934400, 18432000};

	static unsigned int config_hsysclk(struct snd_soc_codec_dai *dai,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info, unsigned int clk)
	{
		int i;

		/* is clk supported  */
		for(i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hifi_clks); i++) {
			if(clk == hifi_clks[i]) {
				dai->mclk = clk;
				return clk;
			}
		}

		/* this clk is not supported */
		return 0;
	}

The CPU I2S DAI driver has the following config_sysclk()

	static unsigned int config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_codec_dai *dai,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info, unsigned int clk)
	{
		/* are we master or slave */
		if (info->bclk_master &
			(SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFS)) {

			/* we can only master @ 256FS */
			if(info->rate << 8 == clk) {
				dai->mclk = clk;
				return dai->mclk;
			}
		} else {
			/* slave we can run at any FS */
			dai->mclk = clk;
			return dai->mclk;
		}

		/* not supported */
		return dai->clk;
	}

The machine driver config_sysclk() in this example is as follows:-

	unsigned int machine_config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info)
	{
		int clk = 12288000; /* 12.288MHz */

		/* who's driving the link */
		if (info->bclk_master &
			(SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFS)) {
			/* codec master */

			/* check that CPU can work with clock */
			if(rtd->cpu_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->cpu_dai, info, clk) < 0)
				return -EINVAL;

			/* can codec work with this clock */
			return rtd->codec_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->codec_dai, info, clk);
		} else {
			/* cpu master */

			/* check that codec can work with clock */
			if(rtd->codec_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->codec_dai, info, clk) < 0)
				return -EINVAL;

			/* can CPU work with this clock */
			return rtd->cpu_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->cpu_dai, info, clk);
		}
	}



Example 3
---------

Codec that masters at 8k ... 48k @256 FS. Codec can also be slave and
doesn't care about FS. The codec has an internal PLL and dividers to generate
the necessary internal clocks (for 256FS).

CPU can only be slave and doesn't care about FS.

MCLK is a non controllable 13MHz clock from the CPU.


             --------                 ---------
            |        | <----mclk---  |         |
            | Codec  |b <----------> |  CPU    |
            |        |l <----------> |         |
            |        |               |         |
             --------                 ---------

The codec driver has the following config_sysclock()

	/* valid PCM clock dividers * 2 */
	static int pcm_divs[] = {2, 6, 11, 4, 8, 12, 16};

	static unsigned int config_vsysclk(struct snd_soc_codec_dai *dai,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info, unsigned int clk)
	{
		int i, j, best_clk = info->fs * info->rate;

		/* can we run at this clk without the PLL ? */
		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pcm_divs); i++) {
			if ((best_clk >> 1) * pcm_divs[i] == clk) {
				dai->pll_in = 0;
				dai->clk_div = pcm_divs[i];
				dai->mclk = best_clk;
				return dai->mclk;
			}
		}

		/* now check for PLL support */
		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pll_div); i++) {
			if (pll_div[i].pll_in == clk) {
				for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(pcm_divs); j++) {
					if (pll_div[i].pll_out == pcm_divs[j] * (best_clk >> 1)) {
						dai->pll_in = clk;
						dai->pll_out = pll_div[i].pll_out;
						dai->clk_div = pcm_divs[j];
						dai->mclk = best_clk;
						return dai->mclk;
					}
				}
			}
		}

		/* this clk is not supported */
		return 0;
	}


The CPU I2S DAI driver has the does not need a config_sysclk() as it can slave
at any FS.

	unsigned int config_sysclk(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
		struct snd_soc_clock_info *info)
	{
		/* codec has pll that generates mclk from 13MHz xtal */
		return rtd->codec_dai->config_sysclk(rtd->codec_dai, info, 13000000);
	}