Re: [RFC PATCH] ALSA: Add debugging guide for audio issues

[Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>]

anish kumar <yesanishhere@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Add a comprehensive debugging guide for ALSA audio issues, covering
> topics from bootup to runtime debugging. This document aims to help
> developers diagnose and resolve common audio problems in Linux.
>
> The guide includes sections on:
> - Bootup/bringup issues
> - Runtime debugging
> - XRUN debugging
> - Audio pops and clicks
>
> This addresses the lack of a centralized debugging resource for ALSA
> and should help improve the troubleshooting process for audio drivers.
>
> Inspired by discussions on LKML:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/9/24/392
>
> Signed-off-by: anish kumar <yesanishhere@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/sound/soc/debug.rst | 334 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/sound/soc/index.rst |   1 +
>  2 files changed, 335 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/sound/soc/debug.rst

At a first glance, this seems useful.

I was just looking at Sebastian's new debugging documentation:

  https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241028-media_docs_improve_v3-v1-0-2b1b486c223e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

... so my immediate thought is that this documentation should be
coherent and together, rather than scattered though the docs.  Maybe
move this to process/debugging and integrate it with his work?

Thanks,

jon