Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda/generic: Use "Input Source" for the capture source selector

[Takashi Iwai]

On Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:09:04 +0200,
songxiebing wrote:
> 
> >It must be rather a problem of PulseAudio, and it should be able to
> >handle Capture Source, as it's been used for most of old AC97-based
> >cards.
> >
> >Reverting this old behavior change (since 14 years ago!) is just
> >no-go.
> >
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Takashi
> 
> Thank you for reply.  You are right -- changing the name
> unconditionally was not well thought out, and I agree that reverting the
> long-standing behavior is not acceptable.
> 
> Would it be acceptable if I add a flag to hda_gen_spec (e.g.
> use_input_source) that decides whether to use "Input Source" for the
> capture source selector?  A codec driver could set it when needed, while
> the default behavior stays unchanged.

That can work, but I'd rather check further why PA doesn't work with
Capture Source.  If it's something like an element that doesn't match
with the actual input, it's a driver's problem and we may work around
it somehow.  But before figuring it out, it's not wise to blindly
work around something just because it looks as if working.


thanks,

Takashi