[pulseaudio-discuss] [PATCH] config: do not change digital controls from analog path config

[Arun Raghavan]

On 10 December 2014 at 19:08, Ismo Puustinen <ismo.puustinen at intel.com> wrote:
> When the default ALSA analog path configuration is loaded, it disables
> digital IEC958 mixer controls. This should not be needed, since digital outputs
> are handled from a different sink. Therefore remove the configuration that
> touches the controls.
> ---
>  src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common | 6 ------
>  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
> index 727b776..700bf28 100644
> --- a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
> +++ b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
> @@ -152,12 +152,6 @@ priority = 0
>  name = output-bass-boost-off
>  priority = 10
>
> -[Element IEC958]
> -switch = off
> -
> -[Element IEC958 Optical Raw]
> -switch = off
> -
>  ;;; 'Analog Output'
>
>  [Element Analog Output]
> --

IIRC on some devices, this would keep the TOSLINK LED on even in
analog mode. Is there a reason to not explicitly disable these
controls?

-- Arun