[linux-audio-user] alsa client numbering

[Clemens Ladisch]

Chris Cannam wrote:
> On Monday 17 Apr 2006 13:46, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > The client numbering scheme was reorganized in ALSA 1.0.11rc1 because
> > there were too many unused reserved numbers and not enough free
> > numbers for more than eight cards.
> 
> Incidentally this unannounced change broke Rosegarden 1.0.  Rosegarden 
> relies on the client numbers to determine whether a port is system, 
> hardware or software -- there are significant functional differences 
> between the types of port,

What are those differences?

> and I see no other way to find out which type a port is -- if there is
> one, I'd dearly like to know.

snd_seq_client_info_get_type()


Regards,
Clemens