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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001# ALSA soundcard-configuration
2config SND_TIMER
3 tristate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07004
5config SND_PCM
6 tristate
7 select SND_TIMER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07008
Daniel Mackb7ae6f32013-08-12 10:42:37 +02009config SND_DMAENGINE_PCM
Daniel Mack903eb312013-08-15 16:03:52 +020010 tristate
Daniel Mackb7ae6f32013-08-12 10:42:37 +020011
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070012config SND_HWDEP
13 tristate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070014
15config SND_RAWMIDI
16 tristate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070017
Takashi Iwai5c845be2012-01-13 09:53:53 +010018config SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD
19 tristate
20
Mark Brown0d94e412008-07-28 19:05:36 +010021# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say:
22# select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND
23# to avoid having to force INPUT on.
24config SND_JACK
25 bool
26
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070027config SND_SEQUENCER
28 tristate "Sequencer support"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070029 select SND_TIMER
30 help
31 Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This
32 feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events
33 can be processed at a given time.
34
35 Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it
36 unless you know what you're doing.
37
38config SND_SEQ_DUMMY
39 tristate "Sequencer dummy client"
40 depends on SND_SEQUENCER
41 help
42 Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client
43 is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are
44 redirected to the output port immediately.
45
46 You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI
47 devices or applications together.
48
49 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
50 will be called snd-seq-dummy.
51
52config SND_OSSEMUL
Tejun Heod886e872008-08-28 16:42:51 +020053 select SOUND_OSS_CORE
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070054 bool
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070055
56config SND_MIXER_OSS
57 tristate "OSS Mixer API"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070058 select SND_OSSEMUL
59 help
60 To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here
61 and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
62
63 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
64
65 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
66 will be called snd-mixer-oss.
67
68config SND_PCM_OSS
69 tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070070 select SND_OSSEMUL
71 select SND_PCM
72 help
73 To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y
74 here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
75
76 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
77
78 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
79 will be called snd-pcm-oss.
80
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +010081config SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS
82 bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system"
83 depends on SND_PCM_OSS
84 default y
85 help
86 If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not
87 support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will
88 behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels.
89
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070090config SND_SEQUENCER_OSS
91 bool "OSS Sequencer API"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +020092 depends on SND_SEQUENCER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070093 select SND_OSSEMUL
94 help
95 Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both
96 /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces).
97
98 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
99
Frederik Deweerdtc2f60c52006-03-31 13:13:23 +0200100 If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER),
101 this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called
102 snd-seq-oss.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700103
Takashi Iwaibbaf5e92008-10-24 18:16:50 +0200104config SND_HRTIMER
105 tristate "HR-timer backend support"
106 depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS
107 select SND_TIMER
108 help
109 Say Y here to enable HR-timer backend for ALSA timer. ALSA uses
110 the hrtimer as a precise timing source. The ALSA sequencer code
111 also can use this timing source.
112
113 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
114 will be called snd-hrtimer.
115
116config SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT
117 bool "Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer"
118 depends on SND_HRTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER
119 default y
120 help
121 Say Y here to use the HR-timer backend as the default sequencer
122 timer.
123
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700124config SND_RTCTIMER
125 tristate "RTC Timer support"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +0200126 depends on RTC
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700127 select SND_TIMER
128 help
129 Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses
130 the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC
131 timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also
132 can use this timing source.
133
134 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
135 will be called snd-rtctimer.
136
Takashi Iwai52948b32008-10-07 16:13:59 +0200137 Note that this option is exclusive with the new RTC drivers
138 (CONFIG_RTC_CLASS) since this requires the old API.
139
Clemens Ladischa4f508b2005-09-06 08:00:19 +0200140config SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT
141 bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer"
142 depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER
Takashi Iwaie78a37b2008-10-29 16:08:01 +0100143 depends on !SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT
Clemens Ladischa4f508b2005-09-06 08:00:19 +0200144 default y
145 help
146 Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer
147 timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures
148 precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less
149 than 1000 Hz.
150
151 If in doubt, say Y.
152
Clemens Ladisch332682b2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100153config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
Clemens Ladischb10e5392006-06-27 08:41:26 +0200154 bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers"
Clemens Ladisch332682b2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100155 help
156 If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in
157 /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have
158 more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file
159 system like udev.
160
161 If you are unsure about this, say N here.
162
Takashi Iwai7bb24912013-05-15 08:46:39 +0200163config SND_MAX_CARDS
164 int "Max number of sound cards"
165 range 4 256
166 default 32
167 depends on SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
168 help
169 Specify the max number of sound cards that can be assigned
170 on a single machine.
171
Takashi Iwai59d48582005-12-01 10:51:58 +0100172config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API
173 bool "Support old ALSA API"
Takashi Iwai59d48582005-12-01 10:51:58 +0100174 default y
175 help
176 Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3
177 or older).
178
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100179config SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
180 bool "Verbose procfs contents"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +0200181 depends on PROC_FS
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100182 default y
183 help
184 Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides
Matt LaPlantea982ac02007-05-09 07:35:06 +0200185 useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100186 other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger.
187
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700188config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
189 bool "Verbose printk"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700190 help
191 Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages
192 will help to identify source file and position containing
193 printed messages.
194
195 You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA.
196
197config SND_DEBUG
198 bool "Debug"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700199 help
200 Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code.
201
Takashi Iwai62cf8722008-05-20 12:15:15 +0200202config SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE
203 bool "More verbose debug"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700204 depends on SND_DEBUG
205 help
Takashi Iwai62cf8722008-05-20 12:15:15 +0200206 Say Y here to enable extra-verbose debugging messages.
207
208 Let me repeat: it enables EXTRA-VERBOSE DEBUGGING messages.
209 So, say Y only if you are ready to be annoyed.
Jaroslav Kysela61fb63c2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200210
211config SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG
212 bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging"
213 default n
Takashi Iwaib7d90a32006-04-25 12:56:04 +0200214 depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
Jaroslav Kysela61fb63c2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200215 help
216 Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging.
217 It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with
218 sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine
219 the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps.
Takashi Iwaie922b002008-02-18 13:03:13 +0100220
221config SND_VMASTER
222 bool
Michal Marek0528c742009-05-26 17:07:52 +0200223
Takashi Iwaicc6a8ac2008-06-17 16:39:06 +0200224config SND_DMA_SGBUF
225 def_bool y
226 depends on X86
227
Michal Marek0528c742009-05-26 17:07:52 +0200228source "sound/core/seq/Kconfig"