[PATCH 2/2] selftests/alsa: Check the aloop PCM Slave controls for a matching playback
From: Henrik Enquist via B4 Relay
Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 03:48:49 EST
From: Henrik Enquist <henrik.enquist@xxxxxxxxx>
Add a test that starts a playback with the same parameters as a running
capture, and checks that the capture keeps running and that the
"PCM Slave" controls report the playback's parameters, with a value
event for each control that changed. Before the previous patch, the
controls keep the parameters of the earlier stream and the test fails.
Signed-off-by: Henrik Enquist <henrik.enquist@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/alsa/aloop-test.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/aloop-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/aloop-test.c
index a58b9fdbdc..74d6ccc127 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/aloop-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/aloop-test.c
@@ -323,6 +323,46 @@ TEST_F(aloop, params_change_stops_capture_with_notify) {
snd_pcm_close(capt);
}
+/*
+ * A playback that joins a running capture with the same parameters doesn't
+ * stop it, and the "PCM Slave" controls still report the playback's
+ * parameters rather than those of an earlier stream.
+ */
+TEST_F(aloop, matching_playback_updates_controls) {
+ snd_pcm_t *capt, *play;
+ unsigned int events;
+
+ /* Leave the controls at other parameters than the ones used below. */
+ ASSERT_EQ(open_pcm(&play, self->play_name, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, &playback_params), 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(start_playback(play, &playback_params), 0);
+ snd_pcm_close(play);
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(set_notify(self->ctl, false), 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(open_pcm(&capt, self->capt_name, SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, &capture_params), 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(snd_pcm_start(capt), 0);
+ read_events(self->ctl);
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(open_pcm(&play, self->play_name, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, &capture_params), 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(start_playback(play, &capture_params), 0);
+
+ EXPECT_EQ(snd_pcm_state(capt), SND_PCM_STATE_RUNNING);
+
+ EXPECT_EQ(cable_ctl_get(self->ctl, "PCM Slave Active"), 1);
+ EXPECT_EQ(cable_ctl_get(self->ctl, "PCM Slave Format"), capture_params.format);
+ EXPECT_EQ(cable_ctl_get(self->ctl, "PCM Slave Rate"), capture_params.rate);
+ EXPECT_EQ(cable_ctl_get(self->ctl, "PCM Slave Channels"), capture_params.channels);
+ EXPECT_EQ(cable_ctl_get(self->ctl, "PCM Slave Access Mode"), 0);
+
+ events = read_events(self->ctl);
+ EXPECT_TRUE(events & EV_FORMAT);
+ EXPECT_TRUE(events & EV_RATE);
+ EXPECT_TRUE(events & EV_CHANNELS);
+ EXPECT_TRUE(events & EV_ACCESS);
+
+ snd_pcm_close(play);
+ snd_pcm_close(capt);
+}
+
/* With notify, a capture opened second is still pinned to the playback's parameters. */
TEST_F(aloop, capture_constrained_with_notify) {
struct probe_result res;
--
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