sound/designs/compress-offload.rst

15 extend the existing API to compressed data streams.
19 codecs. Processing compressed data on such DSPs results in a dramatic
26 ALSA PCM interface, a new 'Compressed Data' API is introduced to
39 - separation between byte counts and time. Compressed formats may have
43   compressed data. Dedicated mechanisms are required to allow for
49   contrast, compressed data comes in a variety of formats. Audio DSPs
68   streaming compressed data to a DSP, with the assumption that the
72   have existing enums/structures for each compressed format. This new
94 The Compressed Data API does not make any assumptions on how the data
157 The compressed audio stream state machine is described below ::
214 difficult to reach with all types of compressed data, but works fine with most
298   compressed data interface will be considered as regular ALSA devices;
303   manner, no matter if the input was PCM or compressed.
316 - No notion of underrun/overrun. Since the bytes written are compressed
325 - Harsha Priya for her work on intel_sst compressed API