Re: [OT] ALSA userspace API complexity

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

Jaroslav Kysela wrote:

> You can also use plughw:CARDID,0 or so notation. 
>  
Thanks, it works here indeed.

> Identification of cards are available via control interface or look 
> to /proc/asound/cards file. The card ID string can be set via
> a module option. Also you can fix the card index numbers with
> a module option.
>  
The point here is that virtually every other subsystem can use udev to 
rename devices and/or create symlinks. For ALSA, an ALSA-specific 
solution has to be used. Although, I admit that udev offers nothing over 
this solution for my sound card.

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Alexander E. Patrakov
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