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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: Copy ALSA buffer to the buffer allocated in my
	driver.
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:58:11 +0200
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To: `/ET!-i1S!-i <yethish7@gmail.com>
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`/ET!-i1S!-i wrote:
> I'm writing a virtual ALSA driver for a playback device, with the help of
> dummy driver available at the linux kernel source code.
> ...
> Is it ok to use the hrtimer interrupts (which is used in dummy driver) or
> mutex / spinlocks for my driver.

What is the actual destination of your virtual device?  (I.e., can it be
used as a timing source?)


Regards,
Clemens