[alsa-devel] snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near yields EINVAL for the value 1681

When I call snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near with the value 1681, I get an EINVAL error.

These other values all work fine:

1 1679 1680 1682 1683 1684 99999

What in the world is going on here?