[alsa-devel] snd_pcm_open device names

[Eliot Blennerhassett]

On Thursday 06 March 2008 12:33:54 Reiner wrote:
> with
> snd_pcm_open (handle, "default", SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0)
> I can open a device twice
> with
> snd_pcm_open (handle, "plughw:0,0", SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0)
> the 2. call fails with error -16.
>
> The docu says:
> The default device is equal to plug plugin with hw plugin as slave.

Probably the doc is in error. The default device these days is usually asym 
(dmix+dsnoop) which allows the multiple opens.

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