From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn_Nettingsmeier?= Subject: Re: [PATCH] hdspm.c: make driver name generic to avoid user confusion Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:46:03 +0200 Message-ID: <4DEE016B.7010308@stackingdwarves.net> References: <4DEDE4E2.4060303@folkwang-hochschule.de> <20110607091132.GI17989@ltw.loris.tv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mail.stackingdwarves.net (vm-evil.stackingdwarves.net [78.47.233.26]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29AFD2433B for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2011 12:39:33 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20110607091132.GI17989@ltw.loris.tv> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, Adrian Knoth List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On 06/07/2011 11:11 AM, Adrian Knoth wrote: > "HDSPe" is also confusing, only referring to the PCIe versions. Since we > also support the old PCI versions, I suggest to name it > > "RME Hammerfall HDSP(e) Series" > > On the other hand, the 'H' in "HDSP" stands for "Hammerfall", so > > "RME HDSP(e) Series" > > would be more appropriate. Luckily, we don't collide with the hdsp.c > driver name, but still, it's misleading, because there are cards that > match "RME HDSP(e) Series" (like the Multiface/Digiface) but are handled > by hdsp.c instead. > > What at mess. ;) Merging hdsp.c into hdspm.c would be the clean approach > to this problem, still I don't have time for this in the near future. > Maybe in July. > > > Given that all current variants are misleading in one way or another, we > could also leave everything as is. What do you think? no. MADI is way too specific, and the only reason it's there is that = winni started with just the MADI card... enumerate supported cards? "RME HDSP AES32, AIO, RayDAT, MADI, MADIface" kludgy, but less potential for user confusion. -- = J=F6rn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Tel. +49 177 7937487 Meister f=FCr Veranstaltungstechnik (B=FChne/Studio) Tonmeister (VDT) http://stackingdwarves.net