[pulseaudio-discuss] Unsynchronised ALSA and PA volumes with fast user switching

[David Henningsson]

Steps to reproduce:
Log in as user A.
Fast user switch to user B.
Let user B change port / volume / mute.
Fast user switch back to user A.

At this point ALSA and PA volumes are unsynchronised, ALSA is still at 
B's volume, whereas PA thinks it has A's volume.

I'm trying to make PA set ALSA to A's volume when A comes back, but the 
best I can come up with is an ugly hack: to
1) read the old volume
2) call set_port
3) read the volume again and discard the result (!)
4) set the old volume

It seems difficult just to "invalidate" the remembered ALSA 
port/volume/mute and set it again, but I might very well be missing 
something (all these volumes are a bit mind-boggling).

Ideas welcome.

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David Henningsson, Canonical Ltd.
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