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From: David Henningsson <david.henningsson@canonical.com>
To: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp>, alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
Subject: Re: About 'SNDRV_PCM_CLASS_MULTI' for devices with multi-channels
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:40:43 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <530508BB.6060802@canonical.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5304C64D.3090400@sakamocchi.jp>

On 02/19/2014 03:57 PM, Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have two questions about the usage of this macro.
> 
> Should I use this macro for new drivers which I'm working for?'
> http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2014-January/071820.html
> 
> 
> My drivers support some firewire devices, which is desinged for
> studio-use and have many channels. Its combination of channels are not
> designed for surround sound like 5.1ch.
> 
> Just judging from its name, 'SNDRV_PCM_CLASS_MULTI', I should use this.
> But there are no drivers which use this macro in current tree, against
> my expectation that some drivers (ICE1712-pro, RME9652, 6fire usb and so
> on) should use this macro.
> 
> Are there any reasons?

I've never heard of it before. I had a quick look in alsa-lib and
couldn't find any difference in handling between CLASS_GENERIC and
CLASS_MULTI.

It's probably something historic that nobody uses any more. Maybe people
who have been along longer knows what it is.

-- 
David Henningsson, Canonical Ltd.
https://launchpad.net/~diwic

       reply	other threads:[~2014-02-19 19:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <5304C64D.3090400@sakamocchi.jp>
2014-02-19 19:40 ` David Henningsson [this message]
2014-02-20  2:28   ` About 'SNDRV_PCM_CLASS_MULTI' for devices with multi-channels Takashi Sakamoto
2014-02-20  8:02     ` Takashi Iwai
2014-02-20 14:25       ` Takashi Sakamoto
2014-02-19 17:17 Takashi Sakamoto
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2014-02-19 16:59 Takashi Sakamoto
2014-02-19 16:41 Takashi Sakamoto
2014-02-19 16:21 Takashi Sakamoto
2014-02-19 15:31 Takashi Sakamoto

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