[LAD] ALSA latency and MMAP

[Clemens Ladisch]

Paul Davis wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Clemens Ladisch<clemens at ladisch.de> wrote:
>> Paul Davis wrote:
>>> snd_pcm_write() and snd_pcm_read(), IIRC, allow reads&writes of chunks
>>> of data that are not period-sized.
>>
>> Yes.  So does snd_pcm_mmap_commit().
> 
> something must have changed. "back in the day", you could not possible
> use the mmap API to deliver > 1 period at a time. has that changed?

I don't know about "those days", but if that was the case then, it has
indeed changed.


Best regards,
Clemens