[alsa-devel] underruns and strange code in pcm_rate.c

[Takashi Iwai]

At Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:49:45 -0600,
Timur Tabi wrote:
> 
> Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > Timur Tabi wrote:
> >> [...]
> > 
> > It is likely that your problem is related to the sample rate converter
> > in the OSS emulation code.
> > 
> > Try disabling CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS in the kernel configuration,
> > then mplayer will use its owner sample rate converter.
> 
> Has there been any progress made on this issue since November?  I have a 
> customer that is affected by it, and I was wondering if the problem is fixed in 
> the latest ALSA.
> 
> If not, is there a bug entry in https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org for it? I need 
> to make a formal write-up of this bug, but I don't really understand it that well.

The bug report on BTS isn't more effectively handled than on ML...

I don't know whether you tested what Clemens suggested.  If it's
really a rate converter issue, then it should be possible to reproduce
with other systems.  First, we need to find out how to reproduce the
bug with other drivers such as snd-dummy.


Takashi