At Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:00:05 +0100, Benno Senoner wrote: > > Hi, > (I'm using alsa-driver-1.0.0rc1) > > I have a question about the SNDRV_CARDS. > normally it is defined as 8 > ./alsa-kernel/core/memalloc.c: #define SNDRV_CARDS 8 > > Does that mean we can have a maximum of 8 soundcards > in the PC or is this simply how many instances a certain module supports ? > (eg I could have 8 emu10k instances, 8 sb16 instances etc ?).
no, totally 8 instances. not the number of modules. > Plus I noticed something in > > ./alsa-kernel/core/memalloc.c: static int enable[8] = {[0 ... > (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = 1}; > > shouldn't that be: > static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = 1}; ? yes, but not a bug as long as SNDRV_CARDS = 8 :) > is this a bug ? what happens if we set SNDRV_CARDS to a value > 8 ? more than 8 cards are not supported in the current assignment of devices. the minor devices will be out of range. Takashi ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel