Re: [alsa-devel] Only one element for multichannel mixer controls please!

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Takashi Iwai wrote:

IMHO, a big part of the problem is its overly complex layers and

I agree. Some layers should be merged and simplified.

old-style mixer API (in addition to complete lack of documentation).

I don't understand what you mean old-style API. API inside alsa-lib or smixer API for applications? If it's the second case, what you imagine as right mixer API for apps?

The plugin solution doesn't work well because you are tring to graft orange and apple.

Please, explain.

Jaroslav

----- Jaroslav Kysela perex@perex.cz Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer ALSA Project, Red Hat, Inc.