Sorry, I have no more time to spend debugging :(  Thus I guess that the true alsa maintainers will be much more efficient than me (I'm just doing quick and dirty hacking here).  My XMOS USB soundcard now works with this workaround, please could you take a look at traces I posted in the discussion on LQ.org ?  All the best JP  23.10.2018, 08:53, "Jaroslav Kysela" <perex@xxxxxxxx>: Dne 23.10.2018 v 08:43 Hyperion napsal(a):     I have narrowed to the simpler patch below :     Â     Quote:     diff -rNaud alsa-plugins-1.1.7/a52/pcm_a52.c     alsa-plugins-1.1.7-new/a52/pcm_a52.c     --- alsa-plugins-1.1.7/a52/pcm_a52.c 2018-10-16 14:00:22.000000000     +0200     +++ alsa-plugins-1.1.7-new/a52/pcm_a52.c 2018-10-23 08:35:15.699830909     +0200     @@ -978,7 +978,8 @@     if ((err = a52_set_hw_constraint(rec)) < 0) {     snd_pcm_ioplug_delete(&rec->io);     - goto error;     + free(rec);     + return err;     }     *pcmp = rec->io.pcm;     Â It does not appear like a correct change, because rec->slave is initialized in previous lines (snd_pcm_open calls). Could you inspect rec->slave in gdb ?                                                 Jaroslav       Â     22.10.2018, 23:30, "Hyperion" <[1]h1p8r10n@xxxxxxxxxx>:       Â   Hi,       Â   Â       Â   Since the upgrade to Alsa 1.1.7, I get a segfault at       pulseaudio       Â   startup. This have been discussed and documented here :       Â   [1][1][2]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/cu       rrent-fri-oc       Â   t-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/       Â   Â       Â   It seems that I found the origin of the bug : reverting these       2 commits       Â   fixes the problem :       Â   [2][2][3]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...792dc809c908cc       Â   [3][3][4]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...5dc6e1594291e7       Â   Then no more segfault in pulseaudio when accessing the USB       soundcard.       Â   Â       Â   Please could you fix it ?       Â   Â       Â   Regards       Â   jp       References       Â   Visible links       Â   1.       [4][5]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware -14/current-fri       -oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/       Â   2.       [5][6]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a= commitdiff;h=fc       3f5d51062ff438780e568995792dc809c908cc       Â   3.       [6][7]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a= commitdiff;h=6b       996865126dd559ef186002e45dc6e1594291e7       Â   Hidden links:       Â   4.       [7][8]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware -14/current-fri       -oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/       _______________________________________________       Alsa-devel mailing list       [8][9]Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx       [9][10]http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/ alsa-devel  References     1. [11]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fr i-oc     2. [12]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...792dc809c908cc     3. [13]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...5dc6e1594291e7     4. [14]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fr i-oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/     5. [15]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=f c3f5d51062ff438780e568995792dc809c908cc     6. [16]http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=6 b996865126dd559ef186002e45dc6e1594291e7     7. [17]https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fr i-oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/     8. mailto:[18]Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     9. [19]http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel  _______________________________________________  Alsa-devel mailing list  [20]Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  [21]http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel   -- Jaroslav Kysela <[22]perex@xxxxxxxx> Linux Sound Maintainer; ALSA Project; Red Hat, Inc. _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [23]Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [24]http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel References 1. mailto:h1p8r10n@xxxxxxxxxx 2. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/cu 3. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...792dc809c908cc 4. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...5dc6e1594291e7 5. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fri 6. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=fc 7. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=6b 8. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fri 9. mailto:Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10. http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel 11. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fri-oc 12. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...792dc809c908cc 13. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-...5dc6e1594291e7 14. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fri-oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/ 15. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=fc3f5d51062ff438780e568995792dc809c908cc 16. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-plugins.git;a=commitdiff;h=6b996865126dd559ef186002e45dc6e1594291e7 17. https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/current-fri-oct-19-puseaudio-segfauts-4175640773/ 18. mailto:Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 19. http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel 20. mailto:Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 21. http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel 22. mailto:perex@xxxxxxxx 23. mailto:Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 24. http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel