Thanks Mark. That's a good idea. But consider below scenario, Assuming I'm implementing a external PCM plug-in. Inside this plug-in there are two working mode. How can the plug-in get the mode parameter? 2010/1/19 Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 09:35:10PM +0800, Raul Xiong wrote: > > > Basically, my requirment is: There are two modes: ModeA and ModeB. I'd > like > > application to set this mode before it begin playing. If you have other > > better methods to reach this requirment, it's also welcome. Thanks. > > Why not just expose a regular control for this and store the value in > your private data? > _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel