[linux-audio-dev] [PATCH] oss driver for jack 0.90.0 - the actual patch :)

Jussi Laako jussi.laako at pp.inet.fi
Tue Nov 18 20:28:37 UTC 2003


On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 04:07, Paul Davis wrote:

Thanks for pointing out the errors in code.

>   1) the null cycle callback is wrong. it will generate random noise, and
>        should instead generate silence.

OK, fixed...

>   2) the buffer size callback is wrong. you have to stop the hardware,
>        reset the period size, and then restart the hardware.

OK, fixed too. Maybe the documentation in driver.h is either incorrect
or misleading or I just understood it wrong.. :)

>   3) is there a reason why you are not using bob's infrastructure for
>        APIs without their own thread? it seems wasteful to duplicate
>        this again. the OSS driver should be like the ALSA one in this
>        respect.

Because of how the newest version of driver is implemented.

> joq is correct that adding a new driver adds a real burden to the
> core JACK team. if you are unwilling to commit to maintaining the
> driver to keep track with other JACK changes, then we should not add
> it to CVS.

It's of course your decision.. However, will it be included or not, I
will continue developing the driver for unspecified amount of time. At
least as long as I have interest, time and there are some interested
users out there... :)


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Jussi Laako <jussi.laako at pp.inet.fi>




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