[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <274400c3-fd64-4e45-bbd2-319634a09d61@infradead.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:27:46 -0800
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, anish kumar <yesanishhere@...il.com>,
lgirdwood@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org, perex@...ex.cz, tiwai@...e.com,
Sebastian Fricke <sebastian.fricke@...labora.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
linux-sound@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ALSA: Add debugging guide for audio issues
On 11/7/24 12:45 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> anish kumar <yesanishhere@...il.com> writes:
>
>> Add a comprehensive debugging guide for ALSA audio issues, covering
>> topics from bootup to runtime debugging. This document aims to help
>> developers diagnose and resolve common audio problems in Linux.
>>
>> The guide includes sections on:
>> - Bootup/bringup issues
>> - Runtime debugging
>> - XRUN debugging
>> - Audio pops and clicks
>>
>> This addresses the lack of a centralized debugging resource for ALSA
>> and should help improve the troubleshooting process for audio drivers.
>>
>> Inspired by discussions on LKML:
>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/9/24/392
>>
>> Signed-off-by: anish kumar <yesanishhere@...il.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/sound/soc/debug.rst | 334 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Documentation/sound/soc/index.rst | 1 +
>> 2 files changed, 335 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 Documentation/sound/soc/debug.rst
>
> At a first glance, this seems useful.
>
> I was just looking at Sebastian's new debugging documentation:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241028-media_docs_improve_v3-v1-0-2b1b486c223e@collabora.com/
>
> ... so my immediate thought is that this documentation should be
> coherent and together, rather than scattered though the docs. Maybe
> move this to process/debugging and integrate it with his work?
and once again I disagree that these docs should be in Documentation/process/.
--
~Randy
Powered by blists - more mailing lists