[alsa-devel] HD-audio regression after commit 34588709af61be1550b4e2bcee5c85d0ac4f34d4

[Clemens Ladisch]

Raymond Yau wrote:
>> 1. XFCE and Gnome2 audio mixers crash whenever sound is started or stopped.
>> The error message is:
>> simple_none.c:1350: get_enum_item_ops: Assertion `helem' failed.
>
> This is caused by the active access flag of independent headphone control

... which triggers bugs in these mixers.

But as long as mixers with this bug are widespread, it might be a good
idea to avoid ELEM_ACCESS_INACTIVE.


Regards,
Clemens