On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 11:33:13AM +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:

> snd_soc_read() and similar are part of a clear hierarchy and are not part of
> the current problem. Removing them is not a priority and changing them to
> snd_soc_component_read() should only be done where it makes sense (driver is
> a component driver and uses snd_soc_register_component()).

There is some argument for renaming them to snd_soc_codec_read() and so
on but it's really not worth the hassle and churn.