From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta•de>
To: linux-kernel@vger•kernel.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org, alsa-devel@alsa-project•org,
Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions•net>,
perex@suse•cz, Olaf Hering <olh@suse•de>
Subject: Re: OSS driver removal, 2nd round
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 01:12:16 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060701231216.GG17588@stusta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060629192128.GE19712@stusta.de>
On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:21:28PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Now that I've sent the first round of actually removing the code for OSS
> drivers where ALSA drivers without regressions exist for the same
> hardware, it's time for a second round amongst the remaining drivers.
>
>
> Removing OSS drivers where ALSA drivers for the same hardware exists has
> two reasons:
>
> 1. remove obsolete and mostly unmaintained code
> 2. get bugs in the ALSA drivers reported that weren't previously
> reported due to the possible workaround of using the OSS drivers
>
>
> The list below divides the OSS drivers into the following three
> categories:
> 1. ALSA drivers for the same hardware
> 2. ALSA drivers for the same hardware with known problems
> 3. no ALSA drivers for the same hardware
>
>
> My proposed timeline is:
> - 2.6.18: let the drivers under 1. in the list below depend on
> OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
> - 2.6.20: remove the options depending on OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
> - 2.6.22: remove the code for the drivers that were depending on
> OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER from the kernel tree
>...
> 2. ALSA drivers for the same hardware with known problems
>
> DMASOUND_PMAC
> - Olaf Hering regarding regressions in SND_POWERMAC:
> Some tumbler models work only after one plug/unplug cycle of
> the headphone. early powerbooks report/handle the mute settings
> incorrectly. there are likely more bugs.
>...
Could anyone tell me whether there are still regressions in ALSA
compared to DMASOUND_PMAC, and if yes give me bug numbers in the
ALSA BTS so that I can track them?
TIA
Adrian
--
"Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
"Only a promise," Lao Er said.
Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed
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