Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:58:02 +0200 | From | Takashi Iwai <> | Subject | Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ? |
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At Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:44:42 +0200, Olivier Galibert wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 02:31:08PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > So, do you mean the soft-mixing is the biggest issue? That's just a > > part of a design issue, and if we want to go to that way, the > > impelemtation would be trivial, regardless on ALSA or not. Totally > > irrelevant argument regarding "remove ALSA". > > Soft mixing is actually the biggest issue because if you had > generalized soft-mixing in the kernel-visible audio ports[1] you would > win two things: > > - programs could use the OSS API without interfering with the ALSA one > or which each other > > - programs coult use the ALSA kernel API directly without interfering > either, which would allow alternative libalsa implementations for > those who hate the current one > > Frankly, mandatory libraries are extremely annoying, and mandatory > extremely complex overdesigned libraries are simply unbearable.
Hm... I don't agree much with the virtual relay device solution. I once experimentally implemented an ALSA-OSS virtual kernel driver. But, it just gives more complexity.
Yes, the library solution has merits and demerits. The library should have been differently designed. But, I don't think the virtual relay is the best solution just because you can use a bare kernel interface...
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