[pulseaudio-discuss] [PATCH] bluetooth: Add support for automatic switch between hsp and a2dp profiles

[Pali Rohár]

On Tuesday 30 September 2014 13:46:48 Arun Raghavan wrote:
> On 30 September 2014 16:54, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar at gmail.com>
> wrote: [snip]
> 
> >> Get them to make a release with media.role set.
> >> 
> >> This is a small set of applications, a lot of which already
> >> set this.
> > 
> > Yes, new versions of applications could be released with
> > media.role set so everything will work.
> > 
> > But this means that *very* pulseaudio application should set
> > media.role so we will know that application do *not* want to
> > use microphone.
> > 
> > For applications which do not set media.role we know
> > nothing.
> 
> I've replied to all these in previous mails.
> 
> >> > What is bad in my solution?
> >> 
> >> That only VoIP applications should really be using it, and
> >> the only good way to know an application's voip streams is
> >> for them to be tagged by the application.
> >> 
> >> -- Arun
> > 
> > I disagree. Once I connected my bluetooth headset (which has
> > also microphone) I want to use only sink/source with my
> > headset. And not combination of output to bluetooth, input
> > from internal mic and so... This will only confuse other
> > users who wants to use bluetooth headset, but PA decide
> > that you do not want to that...
> 
> We do disagree on this. I don't think Bluetooth headsets
> should be used as general-purpose capture devices. If a user
> really wants to do so, there is a mechanism to allow a manual
> switch. Most users will not be using this and do not need
> this.
> 
> I think we've gone through the previous arguments multiple
> times, and disagree on the last point.
> 
> Unless someone else wants to chime in with a good reason to
> support this mechanism, this is a NAK from me.
> 
> I'll probably write another patch to have the media-role work
> merged into module-bluetooth-policy at some point, unless
> someone else wants to take it up sooner.
> 
> -- Arun

Ok and what to do in case that there is no other PA card with 
recording capability? Also I would like to hear opinion of other 
developers.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar at gmail.com
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