Re: RFC: OSS driver removal, a slightly different approach

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 01:39:04PM -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> 
> Are there any other cases like that?  Maybe you could indent the list to
> clearly show the relationship?

Updated list below.

> Lee

cu
Adrian


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1. ALSA drivers for the same hardware 

SOUND_AD1889
SOUND_AD1980
SOUND_ALI5455
SOUND_AU1000
SOUND_AWE32_SYNTH
SOUND_CMPCI
SOUND_CS4232
SOUND_CS4281
SOUND_ES1370
SOUND_ES1371
SOUND_ESSSOLO1
SOUND_FORTE
SOUND_FUSION
SOUND_GUS
SOUND_HARMONY
SOUND_MAD16
SOUND_MAESTRO
SOUND_MAESTRO3
SOUND_MAUI
SOUND_OPL3SA1
SOUND_OPL3SA2
SOUND_RME96XX
SOUND_SGALAXY
SOUND_SONICVIBES
SOUND_SSCAPE
SOUND_VIA82CXXX
SOUND_WAVEFRONT
SOUND_YMFPCI


2. ALSA drivers for the same hardware with known problems

SOUND_AD1816
- ALSA #1301 (Kernel OSS emulation stops working after a few seconds
              when used with VoIP softphones)

SOUND_EMU10K1
- ALSA #1735 (OSS emulation 4-channel mode rear channels not working)

SOUND_ICH
- Alan Cox: ALSA driver lacks "support for AC97 wired touchscreens
                               and the like"

SOUND_NM256
- ALSA #328 (snd-nm256 freezes Dell Latitude LS)

SOUND_TRIDENT
- ALSA #1293 (device supported by OSS but not by ALSA)
- maintainer of the OSS driver wants his driver to stay


3. no ALSA drivers for the same hardware

SOUND_ACI_MIXER
SOUND_ADLIB
SOUND_AEDSP16
SOUND_AU1550_AC97
SOUND_BCM_CS4297A
SOUND_HAL2
SOUND_IT8172
SOUND_KAHLUA
SOUND_MSNDCLAS
SOUND_MSNDPIN
SOUND_MSS (also due to SOUND_PSS, SOUND_TRIX and perhaps SOUND_AEDSP16)
SOUND_PAS
SOUND_PSS
SOUND_SB (due to SOUND_KAHLUA, SOUND_PAS and perhaps SOUND_AEDSP16)
SOUND_SH_DAC_AUDIO
SOUND_TRIX
SOUND_VIDC
SOUND_VRC5477
SOUND_VWSND
SOUND_WAVEARTIST



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