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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: loading mixer control values from a different file
 when opening an device
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:01:47 +0200
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To: Ziv Haziz <ziv.haziz@dspg.com>
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Ziv Haziz wrote:
> i would have like to load setting
> from a different file only when accessing the a
> specific device - something like this:
>
> pcm.MyDevice {
>   type hooks
>   slave.pcm {
>     type hw
>     device 0
>   }
>
>   <i would like to place here something which
>  will "func load" from another file>
>
>   hooks.0 {
>     type ctl_elems
>     hook_args [
>
>       ]
>
> }

The "hooks" PCM plugin is something completely separate
from the global "@hooks" mechanism.

You can include configuration files directly:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/conf.html#conf_include

What is the actual problem you're trying to solve?


Regards,
Clemens