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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: Use of snd_pcm_format_set_silence
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:43:11 +0100
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To: Ankhit Vivekananda <ankhit.vivekananda@biscotti.com>
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Ankhit Vivekananda wrote:
> the snd_pcm_format_set_silence() would simply /replace/ the actual
> buffer read from snd_pcm_readi() to zeros(since my application is
> using signed 32 bit little endian format).

Yes.

> There would be no delay induced in doing so.

Yes; this function does not block.


Regards,
Clemens