[linux-audio-dev] +well-known-ports -Latency (ladspa.h.diff)

[Tim Goetze]

[Paul Davis]
>this is not an accurate description of the purpose of the port.
>
>     Plugin authors should assume that hosts that care about plugin
>     latency will read the latency value as often as they deem
>     necessary. However, host authors should assume that the port
>     value is only valid after a legal call to run() or run_adding()
>     (i.e. the plugin is active when run() or run_adding() is
>     called).
>
>the latency port was intended to allow sequencer hosts like ardour to
>do automatic latency compensation. it was not intended as a static
>piece of information.

i've replaced my misleading description with yours. no re-post, but
http://quitte.de/ladspa/ladspa.h.diff is up-to-date.

tim