[PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: Avoid false E-MU sample-rate notifications

From: Cássio Gabriel

Date: Tue Apr 21 2026 - 20:56:06 EST


snd_emuusb_set_samplerate() unconditionally notifies the E-MU
SampleRate Extension Unit control after issuing SET_CUR.

If snd_usb_mixer_set_ctl_value() fails, the control value has not
changed, yet snd_usb_mixer_notify_id() still invalidates the cache and
emits a value-change event to userspace.

Notify the control only after a successful write.

Fixes: 7d2b451e65d2 ("ALSA: usb-audio - Added functionality for E-mu 0404USB/0202USB/TrackerPre")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Cássio Gabriel <cassiogabrielcontato@xxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
index a01510a855c2..5194a2ac1ea8 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
@@ -1538,15 +1538,17 @@ void snd_emuusb_set_samplerate(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
{
struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer;
struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval;
+ int err;
int unitid = 12; /* SampleRate ExtensionUnit ID */

list_for_each_entry(mixer, &chip->mixer_list, list) {
if (mixer->id_elems[unitid]) {
cval = mixer_elem_list_to_info(mixer->id_elems[unitid]);
- snd_usb_mixer_set_ctl_value(cval, UAC_SET_CUR,
- cval->control << 8,
- samplerate_id);
- snd_usb_mixer_notify_id(mixer, unitid);
+ err = snd_usb_mixer_set_ctl_value(cval, UAC_SET_CUR,
+ cval->control << 8,
+ samplerate_id);
+ if (!err)
+ snd_usb_mixer_notify_id(mixer, unitid);
break;
}
}

---
base-commit: d60c26089541d574b854d7762e9f3c182a76ad9d
change-id: 20260417-alsa-emuusb-samplerate-notify-9fd83d5c36b5

Best regards,
--
Cássio Gabriel <cassiogabrielcontato@xxxxxxxxx>