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+/*
+ *  compress_params.h - codec types and parameters for compressed data
+ *  streaming interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011 Intel Corporation
+ *  Authors:	Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>
+ *              Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@linux.intel.com>
+ *
+ *  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * The definitions in this file are derived from the OpenMAX AL version 1.1
+ * and OpenMAX IL v 1.1.2 header files which contain the copyright notice below.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2010 The Khronos Group Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and/or associated documentation files (the
+ * "Materials "), to deal in the Materials without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Materials, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Materials are furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Materials.
+ *
+ * THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * MATERIALS OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE MATERIALS.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef __SND_COMPRESS_PARAMS_H
+#define __SND_COMPRESS_PARAMS_H
+
+/* AUDIO CODECS SUPPORTED */
+#define MAX_NUM_CODECS 32
+#define MAX_NUM_CODEC_DESCRIPTORS 32
+#define MAX_NUM_BITRATES 32
+
+/* Codecs are listed linearly to allow for extensibility */
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_PCM                   ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_MP3                   ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_AMR                   ((__u32) 0x00000003)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_AMRWB                 ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_AMRWBPLUS             ((__u32) 0x00000005)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_AAC                   ((__u32) 0x00000006)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_WMA                   ((__u32) 0x00000007)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_REAL                  ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_VORBIS                ((__u32) 0x00000009)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_FLAC                  ((__u32) 0x0000000A)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_IEC61937              ((__u32) 0x0000000B)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_G723_1                ((__u32) 0x0000000C)
+#define SND_AUDIOCODEC_G729                  ((__u32) 0x0000000D)
+
+/*
+ * Profile and modes are listed with bit masks. This allows for a
+ * more compact representation of fields that will not evolve
+ * (in contrast to the list of codecs)
+ */
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_PCM                 ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+/* MP3 modes are only useful for encoders */
+#define SND_AUDIOCHANMODE_MP3_MONO           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOCHANMODE_MP3_STEREO         ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOCHANMODE_MP3_JOINTSTEREO    ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOCHANMODE_MP3_DUAL           ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_AMR                 ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+/* AMR modes are only useful for encoders */
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMR_DTX_OFF            ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMR_VAD1               ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMR_VAD2               ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_UNDEFINED	     ((__u32) 0x00000000)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_CONFORMANCE    ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_IF1            ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_IF2            ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_FSF            ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_RTPPAYLOAD     ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_ITU            ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_AMRWB               ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+/* AMRWB modes are only useful for encoders */
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMRWB_DTX_OFF          ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMRWB_VAD1             ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AMRWB_VAD2             ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_AMRWBPLUS           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_AAC                 ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+/* AAC modes are required for encoders and decoders */
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_MAIN               ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_LC                 ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_SSR                ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_LTP                ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_HE                 ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_SCALABLE           ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_ERLC               ((__u32) 0x00000040)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_LD                 ((__u32) 0x00000080)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_HE_PS              ((__u32) 0x00000100)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_AAC_HE_MPS             ((__u32) 0x00000200)
+
+/* AAC formats are required for encoders and decoders */
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_MP2ADTS        ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_MP4ADTS        ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_MP4LOAS        ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_MP4LATM        ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_ADIF           ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_MP4FF          ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_RAW            ((__u32) 0x00000040)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_WMA7                ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_WMA8                ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_WMA9                ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_WMA10               ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMA_LEVEL1             ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMA_LEVEL2             ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMA_LEVEL3             ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMA_LEVEL4             ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMAPRO_LEVELM0         ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMAPRO_LEVELM1         ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMAPRO_LEVELM2         ((__u32) 0x00000040)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_WMAPRO_LEVELM3         ((__u32) 0x00000080)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_WMA_ASF        ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+/*
+ * Some implementations strip the ASF header and only send ASF packets
+ * to the DSP
+ */
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_WMA_NOASF_HDR  ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_REALAUDIO           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_REALAUDIO_G2           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_REALAUDIO_8            ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_REALAUDIO_10           ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_REALAUDIO_SURROUND     ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_VORBIS              ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_VORBIS                 ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_FLAC                ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+/*
+ * Define quality levels for FLAC encoders, from LEVEL0 (fast)
+ * to LEVEL8 (best)
+ */
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL0            ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL1            ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL2            ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL3            ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL4            ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL5            ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL6            ((__u32) 0x00000040)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL7            ((__u32) 0x00000080)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_FLAC_LEVEL8            ((__u32) 0x00000100)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_FLAC           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT_FLAC_OGG       ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+
+/* IEC61937 payloads without CUVP and preambles */
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_IEC61937            ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+/* IEC61937 with S/PDIF preambles+CUVP bits in 32-bit containers */
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_IEC61937_SPDIF      ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+
+/*
+ * IEC modes are mandatory for decoders. Format autodetection
+ * will only happen on the DSP side with mode 0. The PCM mode should
+ * not be used, the PCM codec should be used instead.
+ */
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_REF_STREAM_HEADER  ((__u32) 0x00000000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_LPCM		     ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_AC3		     ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_MPEG1		     ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_MP3		     ((__u32) 0x00000008)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_MPEG2		     ((__u32) 0x00000010)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_AACLC		     ((__u32) 0x00000020)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_DTS		     ((__u32) 0x00000040)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_ATRAC		     ((__u32) 0x00000080)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_SACD		     ((__u32) 0x00000100)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_EAC3		     ((__u32) 0x00000200)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_DTS_HD	     ((__u32) 0x00000400)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_MLP		     ((__u32) 0x00000800)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_DST		     ((__u32) 0x00001000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_WMAPRO	     ((__u32) 0x00002000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_REF_CXT            ((__u32) 0x00004000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_HE_AAC	     ((__u32) 0x00008000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_HE_AAC2	     ((__u32) 0x00010000)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_IEC_MPEG_SURROUND	     ((__u32) 0x00020000)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_G723_1              ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_G723_1_ANNEX_A         ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_G723_1_ANNEX_B         ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_G723_1_ANNEX_C         ((__u32) 0x00000004)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOPROFILE_G729                ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_G729_ANNEX_A           ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_AUDIOMODE_G729_ANNEX_B           ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+
+/* <FIXME: multichannel encoders aren't supported for now. Would need
+   an additional definition of channel arrangement> */
+
+/* VBR/CBR definitions */
+#define SND_RATECONTROLMODE_CONSTANTBITRATE  ((__u32) 0x00000001)
+#define SND_RATECONTROLMODE_VARIABLEBITRATE  ((__u32) 0x00000002)
+
+/* Encoder options */
+
+struct snd_enc_wma {
+	__u32 super_block_align; /* WMA Type-specific data */
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * struct snd_enc_vorbis
+ * @quality: Sets encoding quality to n, between -1 (low) and 10 (high).
+ * In the default mode of operation, the quality level is 3.
+ * Normal quality range is 0 - 10.
+ * @managed: Boolean. Set  bitrate  management  mode. This turns off the
+ * normal VBR encoding, but allows hard or soft bitrate constraints to be
+ * enforced by the encoder. This mode can be slower, and may also be
+ * lower quality. It is primarily useful for streaming.
+ * @max_bit_rate: Enabled only if managed is TRUE
+ * @min_bit_rate: Enabled only if managed is TRUE
+ * @downmix: Boolean. Downmix input from stereo to mono (has no effect on
+ * non-stereo streams). Useful for lower-bitrate encoding.
+ *
+ * These options were extracted from the OpenMAX IL spec and Gstreamer vorbisenc
+ * properties
+ *
+ * For best quality users should specify VBR mode and set quality levels.
+ */
+
+struct snd_enc_vorbis {
+	__s32 quality;
+	__u32 managed;
+	__u32 max_bit_rate;
+	__u32 min_bit_rate;
+	__u32 downmix;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * struct snd_enc_real
+ * @quant_bits: number of coupling quantization bits in the stream
+ * @start_region: coupling start region in the stream
+ * @num_regions: number of regions value
+ *
+ * These options were extracted from the OpenMAX IL spec
+ */
+
+struct snd_enc_real {
+	__u32 quant_bits;
+	__u32 start_region;
+	__u32 num_regions;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct snd_enc_flac
+ * @num: serial number, valid only for OGG formats
+ *	needs to be set by application
+ * @gain: Add replay gain tags
+ *
+ * These options were extracted from the FLAC online documentation
+ * at http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_tools_flac.html
+ *
+ * To make the API simpler, it is assumed that the user will select quality
+ * profiles. Additional options that affect encoding quality and speed can
+ * be added at a later stage if needed.
+ *
+ * By default the Subset format is used by encoders.
+ *
+ * TAGS such as pictures, etc, cannot be handled by an offloaded encoder and are
+ * not supported in this API.
+ */
+
+struct snd_enc_flac {
+	__u32 num;
+	__u32 gain;
+};
+
+struct snd_enc_generic {
+	__u32 bw;	/* encoder bandwidth */
+	__s32 reserved[15];
+};
+
+union snd_codec_options {
+	struct snd_enc_wma wma;
+	struct snd_enc_vorbis vorbis;
+	struct snd_enc_real real;
+	struct snd_enc_flac flac;
+	struct snd_enc_generic generic;
+};
+
+/** struct snd_codec_desc - description of codec capabilities
+ * @max_ch: Maximum number of audio channels
+ * @sample_rates: Sampling rates in Hz, use SNDRV_PCM_RATE_xxx for this
+ * @bit_rate: Indexed array containing supported bit rates
+ * @num_bitrates: Number of valid values in bit_rate array
+ * @rate_control: value is specified by SND_RATECONTROLMODE defines.
+ * @profiles: Supported profiles. See SND_AUDIOPROFILE defines.
+ * @modes: Supported modes. See SND_AUDIOMODE defines
+ * @formats: Supported formats. See SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT defines
+ * @min_buffer: Minimum buffer size handled by codec implementation
+ * @reserved: reserved for future use
+ *
+ * This structure provides a scalar value for profiles, modes and stream
+ * format fields.
+ * If an implementation supports multiple combinations, they will be listed as
+ * codecs with different descriptors, for example there would be 2 descriptors
+ * for AAC-RAW and AAC-ADTS.
+ * This entails some redundancy but makes it easier to avoid invalid
+ * configurations.
+ *
+ */
+
+struct snd_codec_desc {
+	__u32 max_ch;
+	__u32 sample_rates;
+	__u32 bit_rate[MAX_NUM_BITRATES];
+	__u32 num_bitrates;
+	__u32 rate_control;
+	__u32 profiles;
+	__u32 modes;
+	__u32 formats;
+	__u32 min_buffer;
+	__u32 reserved[15];
+};
+
+/** struct snd_codec
+ * @id: Identifies the supported audio encoder/decoder.
+ *		See SND_AUDIOCODEC macros.
+ * @ch_in: Number of input audio channels
+ * @ch_out: Number of output channels. In case of contradiction between
+ *		this field and the channelMode field, the channelMode field
+ *		overrides.
+ * @sample_rate: Audio sample rate of input data
+ * @bit_rate: Bitrate of encoded data. May be ignored by decoders
+ * @rate_control: Encoding rate control. See SND_RATECONTROLMODE defines.
+ *               Encoders may rely on profiles for quality levels.
+ *		 May be ignored by decoders.
+ * @profile: Mandatory for encoders, can be mandatory for specific
+ *		decoders as well. See SND_AUDIOPROFILE defines.
+ * @level: Supported level (Only used by WMA at the moment)
+ * @ch_mode: Channel mode for encoder. See SND_AUDIOCHANMODE defines
+ * @format: Format of encoded bistream. Mandatory when defined.
+ *		See SND_AUDIOSTREAMFORMAT defines.
+ * @align: Block alignment in bytes of an audio sample.
+ *		Only required for PCM or IEC formats.
+ * @options: encoder-specific settings
+ * @reserved: reserved for future use
+ */
+
+struct snd_codec {
+	__u32 id;
+	__u32 ch_in;
+	__u32 ch_out;
+	__u32 sample_rate;
+	__u32 bit_rate;
+	__u32 rate_control;
+	__u32 profile;
+	__u32 level;
+	__u32 ch_mode;
+	__u32 format;
+	__u32 align;
+	union snd_codec_options options;
+	__u32 reserved[3];
+};
+
+#endif