Re: [Alsa-devel] Re: 2.6.15-rt20, "bad page state", jackd(alsa 1.0.10 vs. recent kernels)

From: Lee Revell
Date: Sun Mar 12 2006 - 22:59:41 EST


On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 19:39 -0800, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 22:31 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
>
> > Older ALSA with a newer kernel has never been supported. Why would you
> > want to replace the ALSA in the kernel with an old version?
>
> Because it is not an older version?
> "cat /proc/asound/version" for the 2.6.15 in kernel tree prints this:
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc3
> That should be older than 1.0.10 final.

Ah, sorry. Then you're right, this patch must have slipped through the
cracks.

> (plus 1.0.10 has drivers that are not yet in the kernel tree AFAIK)

Yeah I never liked this practice, I think all ALSA drivers should be in
the kernel. IMHO an immature driver is better than no driver.

Lee

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