Re: [alsa-cvslog] CVS: alsa-lib/src/pcm pcm.c,1.227,1.228

[Abramo Bagnara <abramo.bagnara@libero.it>]

Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> 
> Added ommited clear() functions
> 
> Index: pcm.c
>  /**
> + * \brief clear snd_pcm_hw_params_t structure
> + * \param obj pointer to structure
> + */
> +void snd_pcm_hw_params_clear(snd_pcm_hw_params_t *obj)
> +{
> +       assert(obj);
> +       memset(obj, 0, snd_pcm_hw_params_sizeof());
> +}

Why that _clear functions?
What's the expected semantic for "clear"?

When we designed new API I took in consideration them, but the lack of
usefulness and the ambiguity of semantic has pushed me to avoid them.


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