On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 02:59:46PM +0100, John Kacur wrote: > >> cat 8k8bitpcm.wav > /dev/dsp > >> myplatform_pcm_prepare, >> myplatform_pcm_trigger > >> Is this normal? Who calls these functions? > > I'd expect to see those called. They're called by the core in response > to ALSA API operations - since you're using /dev/dsp the actual ALSA API > client will be the OSS emulation you're using (normally the in-kernel > one). For the purposes of development it's generally easier if you work > with the ALSA APIs and use utilities like aplay to test. This avoids > the layer of indirection added by OSS emulation, making bringup a bit > clearer. > Thanks again for the info. On the embedded board I'm working on, compiling the alsa utilities isn't an option, we have the OSS emulation as a requirement. _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
