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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
9config SND_HWDEP
10 tristate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070011
12config SND_RAWMIDI
13 tristate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070014
Takashi Iwai5c845be2012-01-13 09:53:53 +010015config SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD
16 tristate
17
Mark Brown0d94e412008-07-28 19:05:36 +010018# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say:
19# select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND
20# to avoid having to force INPUT on.
21config SND_JACK
22 bool
23
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070024config SND_SEQUENCER
25 tristate "Sequencer support"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070026 select SND_TIMER
27 help
28 Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This
29 feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events
30 can be processed at a given time.
31
32 Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it
33 unless you know what you're doing.
34
35config SND_SEQ_DUMMY
36 tristate "Sequencer dummy client"
37 depends on SND_SEQUENCER
38 help
39 Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client
40 is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are
41 redirected to the output port immediately.
42
43 You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI
44 devices or applications together.
45
46 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
47 will be called snd-seq-dummy.
48
49config SND_OSSEMUL
Tejun Heod886e872008-08-28 16:42:51 +020050 select SOUND_OSS_CORE
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070051 bool
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070052
53config SND_MIXER_OSS
54 tristate "OSS Mixer API"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070055 select SND_OSSEMUL
56 help
57 To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here
58 and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
59
60 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
61
62 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
63 will be called snd-mixer-oss.
64
65config SND_PCM_OSS
66 tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070067 select SND_OSSEMUL
68 select SND_PCM
69 help
70 To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y
71 here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
72
73 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
74
75 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
76 will be called snd-pcm-oss.
77
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +010078config SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS
79 bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system"
80 depends on SND_PCM_OSS
81 default y
82 help
83 If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not
84 support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will
85 behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels.
86
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070087config SND_SEQUENCER_OSS
88 bool "OSS Sequencer API"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +020089 depends on SND_SEQUENCER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070090 select SND_OSSEMUL
91 help
92 Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both
93 /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces).
94
95 Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
96
Frederik Deweerdtc2f60c52006-03-31 13:13:23 +020097 If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER),
98 this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called
99 snd-seq-oss.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700100
Takashi Iwaibbaf5e92008-10-24 18:16:50 +0200101config SND_HRTIMER
102 tristate "HR-timer backend support"
103 depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS
104 select SND_TIMER
105 help
106 Say Y here to enable HR-timer backend for ALSA timer. ALSA uses
107 the hrtimer as a precise timing source. The ALSA sequencer code
108 also can use this timing source.
109
110 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
111 will be called snd-hrtimer.
112
113config SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT
114 bool "Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer"
115 depends on SND_HRTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER
116 default y
117 help
118 Say Y here to use the HR-timer backend as the default sequencer
119 timer.
120
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700121config SND_RTCTIMER
122 tristate "RTC Timer support"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +0200123 depends on RTC
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700124 select SND_TIMER
125 help
126 Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses
127 the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC
128 timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also
129 can use this timing source.
130
131 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
132 will be called snd-rtctimer.
133
Takashi Iwai52948b32008-10-07 16:13:59 +0200134 Note that this option is exclusive with the new RTC drivers
135 (CONFIG_RTC_CLASS) since this requires the old API.
136
Clemens Ladischa4f508b2005-09-06 08:00:19 +0200137config SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT
138 bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer"
139 depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER
Takashi Iwaie78a37b2008-10-29 16:08:01 +0100140 depends on !SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT
Clemens Ladischa4f508b2005-09-06 08:00:19 +0200141 default y
142 help
143 Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer
144 timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures
145 precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less
146 than 1000 Hz.
147
148 If in doubt, say Y.
149
Clemens Ladisch332682b2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100150config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
Clemens Ladischb10e5392006-06-27 08:41:26 +0200151 bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers"
Clemens Ladisch332682b2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100152 help
153 If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in
154 /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have
155 more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file
156 system like udev.
157
158 If you are unsure about this, say N here.
159
Takashi Iwai7bb24912013-05-15 08:46:39 +0200160config SND_MAX_CARDS
161 int "Max number of sound cards"
162 range 4 256
163 default 32
164 depends on SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
165 help
166 Specify the max number of sound cards that can be assigned
167 on a single machine.
168
Takashi Iwai59d48582005-12-01 10:51:58 +0100169config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API
170 bool "Support old ALSA API"
Takashi Iwai59d48582005-12-01 10:51:58 +0100171 default y
172 help
173 Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3
174 or older).
175
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100176config SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
177 bool "Verbose procfs contents"
Takashi Iwai89fe5112008-05-23 16:10:37 +0200178 depends on PROC_FS
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100179 default y
180 help
181 Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides
Matt LaPlantea982ac02007-05-09 07:35:06 +0200182 useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the
Jaroslav Kysela21a34792006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100183 other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger.
184
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700185config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
186 bool "Verbose printk"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700187 help
188 Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages
189 will help to identify source file and position containing
190 printed messages.
191
192 You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA.
193
194config SND_DEBUG
195 bool "Debug"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700196 help
197 Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code.
198
Takashi Iwai62cf8722008-05-20 12:15:15 +0200199config SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE
200 bool "More verbose debug"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700201 depends on SND_DEBUG
202 help
Takashi Iwai62cf8722008-05-20 12:15:15 +0200203 Say Y here to enable extra-verbose debugging messages.
204
205 Let me repeat: it enables EXTRA-VERBOSE DEBUGGING messages.
206 So, say Y only if you are ready to be annoyed.
Jaroslav Kysela61fb63c2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200207
208config SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG
209 bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging"
210 default n
Takashi Iwaib7d90a32006-04-25 12:56:04 +0200211 depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
Jaroslav Kysela61fb63c2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200212 help
213 Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging.
214 It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with
215 sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine
216 the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps.
Takashi Iwaie922b002008-02-18 13:03:13 +0100217
218config SND_VMASTER
219 bool
Michal Marek0528c742009-05-26 17:07:52 +0200220
Takashi Iwai35be5442011-11-02 08:36:06 +0100221config SND_KCTL_JACK
222 bool
223
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"