Re: alsactl adds volume controls?

[Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>]

Colin Guthrie wrote:
> Hmm, just thinking about this (as I don't know the volume control logic
> particularly well in PA), the call snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_dB() is
> used with a dir argument of +1.
> 
> From what I understand, this would allow me to say "set the volume to
> 50dB" and due to the +1 dir, it should select -46.499999 ( because -46.5
> mutes it).
> 
> In this case however, the value of -99999.999dB is ultimately selected
> (aka 0).
> 
> I'm wondering if the TLV fix actually affects how
> snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_dB() call works with the dir argument.

Uh, oh.  snd_tlv_convert_from_dB() ignores the minimum-is-mute flag.
Please try this hack:

--- alsa-lib/src/control/tlv.c
+++ alsa-lib/src/control/tlv.c
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ int snd_tlv_convert_from_dB(unsigned int *tlv, long rangemin, long rangemax,
 			if (xdir > 0)
 				v += (max - min) - 1;
 			v = v / (max - min) + rangemin;
+			if (v == rangemin && xdir > 0 && (tlv[3] & 0x10000) &&
+			    db_gain > SND_CTL_TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE)
+				v++;
 			*value = v;
 		}
 		return 0;