The check is inspired by a driver that returned higher dB limit from
snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range() than what _ask_playback_vol_dB()
returned at maximum integer volume.
---
src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
index 51a6cd6..b425ce5 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
@@ -1398,6 +1398,43 @@ static int element_probe(pa_alsa_element *e, snd_mixer_t *m) {
else
e->has_dB = snd_mixer_selem_get_capture_dB_range(me, &min_dB, &max_dB) >= 0;
+ /* Check that the kernel driver returns consistent limits with
+ * both _get_*_dB_range() and _ask_*_vol_dB(). */
+ if (e->has_dB && !e->db_fix) {
+ long min_dB_checked = 0;
+ long max_dB_checked = 0;
+
+ if (e->direction == PA_ALSA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT)
+ r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_playback_vol_dB(me, e->min_volume, &min_dB_checked);
+ else
+ r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_capture_vol_dB(me, e->min_volume, &min_dB_checked);
+
+ if (r < 0) {
+ pa_log_warn("Failed to query the dB value for %s at volume level %li", e->alsa_name, e->min_volume);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (e->direction == PA_ALSA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT)
+ r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_playback_vol_dB(me, e->max_volume, &max_dB_checked);
+ else
+ r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_capture_vol_dB(me, e->max_volume, &max_dB_checked);
+
+ if (r < 0) {
+ pa_log_warn("Failed to query the dB value for %s at volume level %li", e->alsa_name, e->max_volume);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (min_dB != min_dB_checked || max_dB != max_dB_checked) {
+ pa_log_warn("Your kernel driver is broken: the reported dB range for %s (from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB) "
+ "doesn't match the dB values at minimum and maximum volume levels: %0.2f dB at level %li, "
+ "%0.2f dB at level %li.",
+ e->alsa_name,
+ min_dB / 100.0, max_dB / 100.0,
+ min_dB_checked / 100.0, e->min_volume, max_dB_checked / 100.0, e->max_volume);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
if (e->has_dB) {
#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&min_dB, sizeof(min_dB));
--
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