[pulseaudio-discuss] [alsa-devel] Channel map API patches: to be 3.7 or not to be?

[Tanu Kaskinen]

On Wed, 2012-09-12 at 18:32 +0200, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >> Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> >>> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >>>>   is it useful to add SND_CHMAP_MONO, or is it just redundant?
> >>>
> >>> What would it be used for?
> >
> > Looking at PulseAudio and gstreamer codes, they seem to have explicit
> > MONO channel definition.
> > [...]
> > So, defining MONO seems rather standard.  Now I'm inclined to define
> > SND_CHMAP_MONO...
> 
> Okay; if they want it, they can get it ...

Speaking as a PulseAudio developer, "wanting" is a bit strong word. I
initially wanted it, but I don't anymore think that it's necessary. I
don't think it will do any harm either, though...

-- 
Tanu