Re: [OT] ALSA userspace API complexity

Marcin Dalecki
2006-01-08T13:38:56Z

On 2006-01-08, at 10:42, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
>>
>> Once again no. Nothing prevents the kernel to forward the data to
>> userland daemons depending on a userspace-uploaded configuration.
>
> But it's quite ineffecient. The kernel must switch tasks at least
> twice
> or more. It's the major problem with the current OSS API.

1. It was only presented as an opportunity. Not every data has to go
this way.
2. Aren't you the person which was showing off X11 as a good example
to draw guidelines from?