ALSA: Documentation about HDA DP MST pin init and connection

Add the documentation about HD-audio DP MST: 1. pin initialization 2. device entry connection list Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Libin Yang <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <[email protected]> Link: http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/[email protected]
devinus · Jan 12, 2017 · dd48e8e · dd48e8e
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+Pin Initialization
+==================
+Each pin may have several device entries (virtual pins). On Intel platform,
+the device entries number is dynamically changed. If DP MST hub is connected,
+it is in DP MST mode, and the device entries number is 3. Otherwise, the
+device entries number is 1.
+
+To simplify the implementation, all the device entries will be initialized
+when bootup no matter whether it is in DP MST mode or not.
+
+Connection list
+===============
+DP MST reuses connection list code. The code can be reused because
+device entries on the same pin have the same connection list.
+
+This means DP MST gets the device entry connection list without the
+device entry setting.
 
 Jack
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