pl bossart in Pulseaudio email list discussion said: " NAK. This does not work for me. You need to rewind also in the thread context:
diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c index 2995c3c..4059a9b 100644 --- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c +++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c @@ -953,7 +953,12 @@ static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) { } pa_sink_set_max_request_within_thread(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size - u->hwbuf_unused); - pa_sink_set_max_rewind_within_thread(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size); + if (pa_alsa_pcm_is_hw(u->pcm_handle)) + pa_sink_set_max_rewind_within_thread(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size); + else { + pa_log("Disabling rewind_within_thread for device %s", u->device_name); + pa_sink_set_max_rewind_within_thread(u->sink, 0); + } return 0; } @@ -1906,7 +1911,12 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC); pa_sink_set_max_request(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size); - pa_sink_set_max_rewind(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size); + if (pa_alsa_pcm_is_hw(u->pcm_handle)) + pa_sink_set_max_rewind(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size); + else { + pa_log("Disabling rewind for device %s", u->device_name); + pa_sink_set_max_rewind(u->sink, 0); + } if (u->use_tsched) { u->tsched_watermark = pa_usec_to_bytes_round_up(pa_bytes_to_usec_round_up(tsched_watermark, &requested_ss), &u->sink->sample_spec); pa_pcm_is_hw detects a52 but allows rewind for iec958. Looks like a better fix than a hard-coded string compare. " I didn't have a line with pa_sink_set_max_rewind_within_thread but I added it anyway with no ill effect. Probably my Pulseaudio is older. Danny, can you update the patch with pl bossart's code? -- Pulseaudio fails with Alsa a52 (ac3) plugin (Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/348353 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs