Re: [PATCH 3/3] ASoC: tas2783-sdw: refuse playback when the init writes failed

[Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@linux.dev>]

On 10/18/26 22:00, Matthew Schwartz wrote:
> When the SDCA function initialization writes fail, tas_io_init() leaves
> hw_init false, but the firmware download has already set fw_dl_success,
> so tas_sdw_hw_params() goes on to play through an amp that is missing
> part of its setup. On the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 those writes come from
> the ACPI DisCo initialization table and include the posture, which the
> BIOS sets differently on each amp.
> 
> Refuse playback until the init writes have completed as well, and log
> which of the two steps is missing. A stream that is only prepared again
> after a resume does not go through hw_params, so check in the port
> prepare as well.

Same comment as the previous patch. This patch logs an error message for
a critical error, which seems fine, but what does it take to make the
init writes succeed in the first place?
IOW, this patch flags an incorrect setup without giving information on
what possible corrective actions could be taken.

> Fixes: ca8f3611dcf8 ("ASoC: tas2783A: use acpi initialisation table")
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Schwartz <matthew.schwartz@linux.dev>
> ---
>  sound/soc/codecs/tas2783-sdw.c | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tas2783-sdw.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tas2783-sdw.c
> index 8e7376889b6d..6c4cc8868415 100644
> --- a/sound/soc/codecs/tas2783-sdw.c
> +++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tas2783-sdw.c
> @@ -1055,6 +1055,11 @@ static s32 tas_sdw_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> +	if (!tas_dev->hw_init) {
> +		dev_err(tas_dev->dev, "error playback without init writes");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
>  	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
>  	if (!sdw_stream)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> @@ -1427,6 +1432,12 @@ static int tas_port_prep(struct sdw_slave *slave, struct sdw_prepare_ch *prep_ch
>  	addr = SDW_DPN_PREPARECTRL(prep_ch->num);
>  	switch (pre_ops) {
>  	case SDW_OPS_PORT_PRE_PREP:
> +		if (!tas_dev->hw_init) {
> +			dev_err(dev, "error port %d prepare without init writes\n",
> +				prep_ch->num);
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +
>  		/*
>  		 * The Function has to be powered before the port can complete
>  		 * channel preparation.  hw_params() does that when a stream is