[PATCH 1/9] ASoC: samsung: Add generic ABOX management driver

Mark Brown broonie at kernel.org
Wed Jul 30 05:04:52 PDT 2025


On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 11:30:44AM +0900, ew kim wrote:

> This driver implements the *generic* (fixed) part of the ABOX management
> stack for Samsung Automotive SoCs. It does not directly control hardware
> but provides common interfaces and state needed by SoC-specific
> (variable) drivers.

> The abox generic driver manages child drivers and provides an interface
> that bridges the fixed and variable parts, connecting the two modules.

I think for such an unusual design we need a much clearer description of
what this is trying to do and why it's not following normal kernel
patterns.  I can't tell what the services this generic code is providing
are, nor why it's done this way.
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