[alsa-devel] Channel map API patches: to be 3.7 or not to be?

[Takashi Iwai]

At Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:43:33 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> does anyone have concern if I push the current channel map API patches
> (in sound-unstable git tree topic/tlv-chmap branch) for linux-next,
> i.e. for inclusion to 3.7 kernel?
> 
> I don't worry too much about the kernel API.  This can be refactored
> later.  But the kernel ABI must retain, so we won't change in an
> incompatible way any longer once after it's merged to the upstream.
> 
> So, if anyone sees a flaw in the kernel ABI definition using control
> elements, let me know.
> 
> (But note that the API can't be perfect for all generic purposes.
>  It's designed to be "good enough" for a big lack for multi-channel
>  streaming.  Of course, this doesn't discourage to use the API for any
>  other purposes.)

FYI, as I haven't got any big NO-NO, now the topic branch for chmap is
merged to for-next branch.  I'm going to merge user-space side,
alsa-lib and alsa-utils patches.


Takashi