From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Davis Subject: Re: OpenAL - ALSA interface proposal. I request for comments... Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:34:01 -0500 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200312150234.hBF2Y1DH012310@oud.linuxaudiosystems.com> References: <1071455606.17638.45.camel@localhost> Return-path: In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:33:27 -0400." <1071455606.17638.45.camel@localhost> Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: manuel.jander@mat.utfsm.cl Cc: Alsa Devel list List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org >Since there is almost nothing else to do to support the Aureal Vortex >3D processor on Linux, just as i announced some time ago i started >designing a OpenAL interface for ALSA. The design is meant to be >applicable to other hardware too. < >I made a preliminary description, from what i have done so far, because >i want to allow other more experienced people to comment and give input >to this. > >I posted it in plain text. I hope that is compatible enough. >http://galadriel.mat.utfsm.cl/~mjander/aureal/alsa/OpenAL-ALSA.txt > >Well, please give it a read, and tell what do you think about. Thank you >very much. i think this is not a very good idea. if you want to wrap OpenAL around ALSA, then wrap it around alsa-lib. don't go messing with the kernel API, that just doesn't make any sense. but more importantly, i don't see how any of what you are proposing aids the use of the aureal vortex 3d processor. a device driver isn't a library, its code that writes data to registers and handles interrupts. nothing about OpenAL deals with that side of things. --p ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/