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From: "Clemens Ladisch" <cladisch@fastmail.net>
Subject: Re: Pausing an audio stream during playback using
 mixer control interface
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:04:19 +0200
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Pharaoh . wrote:
> I know that, SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH can be used in trigger callback to
> pause the stream, but I want to give a mixer interface to do the same.

Why?

> As per my understanding this is not possible keeping in mind the current
> framework,

Indeed.  Only one application controls the state of the stream.  When a
stream stops without being commanded to do it, it is considered an error
and the driver must go to the XRUN state.


Regards,
Clemens