# ALSA soundcard-configuration
-config SND_BIT32_EMUL
- tristate "Emulation for 32-bit applications"
- depends on SND && SND_PCM && (SPARC64 || PPC64 || X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION)
-
config SND_TIMER
tristate
+ depends on SND
config SND_PCM
tristate
select SND_TIMER
+ depends on SND
config SND_HWDEP
tristate
+ depends on SND
config SND_RAWMIDI
tristate
+ depends on SND
config SND_SEQUENCER
tristate "Sequencer support"
depends on SND
select SND_TIMER
help
- Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This feature
- allows routing and enqueing MIDI events. Events can be processed at given
- time.
+ Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This
+ feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events
+ can be processed at a given time.
+
+ Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it
+ unless you know what you're doing.
config SND_SEQ_DUMMY
tristate "Sequencer dummy client"
depends on SND_SEQUENCER
help
- Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable dummy sequencer client. This client is a simple
- midi-through client. All normal input events are redirected to output port
- immediately.
+ Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client
+ is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are
+ redirected to the output port immediately.
+
+ You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI
+ devices or applications together.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called snd-seq-dummy.
config SND_OSSEMUL
bool
+ depends on SND
config SND_MIXER_OSS
tristate "OSS Mixer API"
depends on SND
select SND_OSSEMUL
help
- Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable mixer OSS API emulation (/dev/mixer*).
+ To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here
+ and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
+
+ Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called snd-mixer-oss.
config SND_PCM_OSS
tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API"
select SND_OSSEMUL
select SND_PCM
help
- Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable digital audio (PCM) OSS API emulation (/dev/dsp*).
+ To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y
+ here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
+
+ Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called snd-pcm-oss.
config SND_SEQUENCER_OSS
bool "OSS Sequencer API"
- depends on SND_SEQUENCER
+ depends on SND && SND_SEQUENCER
select SND_OSSEMUL
help
- Say 'Y' to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both /dev/sequencer and
- /dev/music interfaces).
+ Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both
+ /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces).
+
+ Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called snd-seq-oss.
config SND_RTCTIMER
tristate "RTC Timer support"
depends on SND && RTC
select SND_TIMER
help
- Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA code uses RTC
- timer as precise timing source and maps the RTC timer to the ALSA's timer
- interface. ALSA sequencer code can also use this timing source.
+ Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses
+ the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC
+ timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also
+ can use this timing source.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called snd-rtctimer.
+
+config SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT
+ bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer"
+ depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER
+ default y
+ help
+ Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer
+ timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures
+ precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less
+ than 1000 Hz.
+
+ If in doubt, say Y.
+
+config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
+ bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on SND && EXPERIMENTAL
+ help
+ If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in
+ /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have
+ more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file
+ system like udev.
+
+ If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+
+config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API
+ bool "Support old ALSA API"
+ depends on SND
+ default y
+ help
+ Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3
+ or older).
config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
bool "Verbose printk"
depends on SND
help
- Say 'Y' to enable verbose log messages. These messages will help to
- identify source file and position containing printed messages.
+ Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages
+ will help to identify source file and position containing
+ printed messages.
+
+ You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA.
config SND_DEBUG
bool "Debug"
depends on SND
help
- Say 'Y' to enable ALSA debug code.
-
-config SND_DEBUG_MEMORY
- bool "Debug memory"
- depends on SND_DEBUG
- help
- Say 'Y' to enable debugging of memory allocation.
+ Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code.
config SND_DEBUG_DETECT
bool "Debug detection"
depends on SND_DEBUG
-
+ help
+ Say Y here to enable extra-verbose log messages printed when
+ detecting devices.