Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 May 1999 09:07:20 -0700 | From | Ian Eure <> | Subject | Re: Sound in 2.3 Kernels (ALSA/EsounD Daemon) |
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Joe Votour wrote: > > I don't remember where I saw it, whether it was here in the kernel mailing > list, or at the ALSA homepage, but I read that ALSA was going to be > incorporated in the 2.3 kernel. That is a good start. > > I'd like to propose an idea, I don't know how feasible it is, but it's worth > a shot. The EsounD daemon is an excellent program for allowing multiple > programs to share the /dev/dsp device. It's great being able to hear Licq > telling me I have a message while playing MP3 files in X11Amp. > > However, the problem is that not all programs work with it, even using the > esddsp script to preload the libraries. Since (IMO) this is a very useful > feature, why not implement it in the kernel? That way there would be no > library loading necessary, hopefully improving compatibility. It might also > encourage application developers to port their applications to use the new > code. > > So, what say you kernel/sound experts? I realize that it will make the > kernel larger, but I already have to do a "make bzImage" to make my kernel > anyway (I have lots of hardware, and I hate modules). > > Would this be possible, or am I dreaming here? > You are dreaming. This is another app which should (and will, most likely) stay put in userspace.
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