linux-kernel - Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

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Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.63.0706251555001.25800@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:02:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Tomasz Kłoczko <kloczek@...y.mif.pg.gda.pl>
To:	"Renato S. Yamane" <renatoyamane@...dic.com.br>
cc:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Renato S. Yamane wrote:

> Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
>> ALSA still does not provides good soud devices virtualization for more then 
>> one application. Each day I'm using bludy words when I'm try to use skype 
>> which oppens /dev/mixer after run galeon with flash plugin which opens 
>> /dev/snd/pcm* or when I start GNOME session with soud enabled (handled by 
>> esd whuich uses ALSA).
>
>
> Install alsa-oss fix this problem?
> <http://www.skype.com/help/guides/soundsetup_linux.html>

No. Read above again and you will see I'm taking about using OSS emulation 
on top ALSA. It does not work with above scenario.

# lsmod | grep snd
snd_emu10k1_synth      11073  0
snd_emux_synth         35681  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi        11336  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul      10049  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1           131121  2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_intel8x0           36837  5
snd_seq_dummy           7877  0
snd_ac97_codec         98941  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0
snd_seq_oss            34257  0
snd_mpu401             12521  0
snd_mpu401_uart        12633  1 snd_mpu401
snd_seq_midi_event     11337  2 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss
snd_rawmidi            27233  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq                52377  8 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
ac97_bus                6721  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_device         12245  7 snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            44129  0
snd_mixer_oss          19785  4 snd_pcm_oss
snd_util_mem            8904  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm                76653  5 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_hwdep              13133  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_timer              25565  3 snd_emu10k1,snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    55301  21 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_mpu401,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_timer
soundcore              11809  4 snd
snd_page_alloc         13897  3 snd_emu10k1,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm

kloczek
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*Ludzie nie mają problemów, tylko sobie sami je stwarzają*
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Tomasz Kłoczko, sys adm @zie.pg.gda.pl|*e-mail: kloczek@...y.mif.pg.gda.pl*