Hi, > This is what all the other OSs that actually have sound device > arbitration do AFAIK. On Mac OS X, you _don't_ touch the hardware, you > don't open /dev/dsp, period. You talk to CoreAudio (or Carbon's > SoundManager), which handles mixing and resampling if required, and > passes all audio to the device. Which is what we should be doing in > Linux too. The audio situation without something like dmix arbitration > is just horrific. I agree with the theory; sadly, dmix still does not work reliably on some popular chips. ac97 users still see any of a) lockups, no CPU use b) lockups, 100% CPU use c) frames of audio being played in random order, sounds like a skipping CD player. ALSA would benefit from a distro actually employing one of them and giving them the mission to get it to Work On Every Card. Thomas Dave/Dina : future TV today ! - http://www.davedina.org/ <-*- thomas (dot) apestaart (dot) org -*-> Don't change your name keep it the same for fear I may lose you again I know you won't it's just that I am unorganized and I want to find you when Something good happens <-*- thomas (at) apestaart (dot) org -*-> URGent, best radio on the net - 24/7 ! - http://urgent.fm/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
