[alsa-devel] snd_pcm_hw_params_free() immediately after snd_pcm_hw_params() ???

[Clemens Ladisch]

Raymond Yau wrote:
> Is there any flags in substream which can indicate snd_xxx_hw_params() was
> called at first time since snd_xxx_hw_params() were called many times
> during OSS emulation (probing the supported rates , channels , .... ) ?

There is no such flag.  It is the responsibility of the driver to track
the resources it has allocated.

If a resource does not depend on the hardware parameters, it might be
a better idea to allocate/free it in the open/close callbacks.


Best regards,
Clemens