linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: docs: Extend module parameters description

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Date:   Wed, 03 May 2023 08:06:51 +0200
From:   Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:     Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@...il.com>
Cc:     perex@...ex.cz, tiwai@...e.com, corbet@....net,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
        himadrispandya@...il.com,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: docs: Extend module parameters description

On Mon, 01 May 2023 12:16:34 +0200,
Ivan Orlov wrote:
> 
> Common ALSA module parameters look a little bit confusing because of the
> description lacking, and it took me a while to understand the purpose of
> their existence. To figure it out I asked the question about them to the
> "alsa-devel" mailing list, and Takashi Iwai answered me with the text I
> appended to the ALSA documentation in this patch.
> 
> These common module parameters aren't used a lot nowadays, but as I
> understand they are important for providing compatibility with some
> existing user-space apps. So in my opinion it is a good idea to document
> why we need them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@...il.com>

Thanks, applied.


Takashi