The assert that this patch fixes can be reproduced with e.g. the following script: SAMPLE_PATH="/usr/share/sounds/alsa/" SAMPLE="Front_Left" pactl remove-sample $SAMPLE 2> /dev/null pactl upload-sample $SAMPLE_PATH$SAMPLE.wav mod1=`pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=null1` mod2=`pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=null2` pactl play-sample $SAMPLE null1 input=`pactl list | grep "Sink Input #" | tail -n 1 | cut -d# -f2` echo "Sample $SAMPLE playing as Sink Input #$input" pactl move-sink-input $input null2 pactl move-sink-input $input null1 pactl unload-module $mod1 pactl unload-module $mod2