On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Clemens Ladisch <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Prasant J wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Clemens Ladisch >> <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Prasant J wrote: >>>> I have not understood the use of snd_output_stdio_attach(). >>> >>> The snd_output thingy must write its output somewhere. >>> If you want to write the output to stdout, you cannot use >>> snd_output_stdio_open() because stdout is already open. >> >> So, I can use this function to record audio data into a file... right?? > > No, snd_output_t is used only for textual debug information. > Thanks a lot Clemens for that information. While recording to a file (may be raw, wav, etc) the audio data is transferred from kernel space to user space and then back to kernel space (file system). Do you know if theres any way to speed up this? May be within kernel to kernel (I know this means breaking a lot of conventions in the kernel, but want to know, if anyone has found a workaround for this, for better performance sake). Prasant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
