1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 362c69ac1d6c..53dd085d3ee2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_driver dummy_codec;
                         SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE | \
                         SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U32_LE | \
                         SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_IEC958_SUBFRAME_LE)
+/*
+ * The dummy CODEC is only meant to be used in situations where there is no
+ * actual hardware.
+ *
+ * If there is actual hardware even if it does not have a control bus
+ * the hardware will still have constraints like supported samplerates, etc.
+ * which should be modelled. And the data flow graph also should be modelled
+ * using DAPM.
+ */
 static struct snd_soc_dai_driver dummy_dai = {
         .name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
         .playback = {