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From: Rob Krakora <B42341@freescale.com>
Subject: Re: Races in alsa-lib with threads
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:40:42 +0000 (UTC)
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Jaroslav Kysela <perex <at> perex.cz> writes:

> 
> Date 10.11.2012 14:53, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Fri, 9 Nov 2012 18:03:25 -0800,
> > Trent Piepho wrote:
> >>
> >> We've found a race with alsa-lib functions are called from multiple
> >> threads.  I was under the impression that alsa-lib was supposed to be
> >> thread safe.  Is this not the case and all alsa calls should be done
> >> one from thread or protected by a mutex?
> > 
> > Yes.  alsa-lib isn't thread-safe.
> 
> The alsa-lib is designed to be thread safe but the calls for one handle
> (PCM, control, rawmidi etc.) should be serialized using mutexes in apps.
> Or basically, it's assumed that one thread will maintain one handle.
> 
> This should be documented somewhere.
> 
> 					Jaroslav
> 

Hi Jaroslav,

Would you be able to point me the the ALSA documentation that indicates the
stipulations on handle usage using multiple threads?  I cannot find it.

Best Regards,

Rob Krakora