From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Erik de Castro Lopo Subject: Difference between hw, plughw and dmix? Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 08:00:36 +1000 Message-ID: <20050510080036.446aafa2.erikd-alsa@mega-nerd.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Hi all, I have some code that works perfectly with the hw or plughw devices but chews up 100% CPU when used with a dmix device. Can someone please explain the difference between the first two devices and dmix? Thanks, Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo nospam@mega-nerd.com (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow away your whole leg!" -- Bjarne Stroustrup ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20