Re: [PATCH] ALSA: emu10k1: fix multi-channel playback device class

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 18:10:21 +0200, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:

It's multi, not mono/stereo.

AFAICT, this doesn't do anything in the kernel.

... but those values are read by user-space.

Also, I think the subclass is meaningless for devices with just one stream, but whatever.

Again, the value is read by user-space.

So changing both have clear influence on the user-space program, and unless you have to change this for fixing a real bug (and there is no other way), this is too risky. IOW, too late to change, we have to accept those values.

thanks,

Takashi