Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # ALSA soundcard-configuration |
| 2 | config SND_TIMER |
| 3 | tristate |
| 4 | depends on SND |
| 5 | |
| 6 | config SND_PCM |
| 7 | tristate |
| 8 | select SND_TIMER |
| 9 | depends on SND |
| 10 | |
| 11 | config SND_HWDEP |
| 12 | tristate |
| 13 | depends on SND |
| 14 | |
| 15 | config SND_RAWMIDI |
| 16 | tristate |
| 17 | depends on SND |
| 18 | |
| 19 | config SND_SEQUENCER |
| 20 | tristate "Sequencer support" |
| 21 | depends on SND |
| 22 | select SND_TIMER |
| 23 | help |
| 24 | Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This |
| 25 | feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events |
| 26 | can be processed at a given time. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it |
| 29 | unless you know what you're doing. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | config SND_SEQ_DUMMY |
| 32 | tristate "Sequencer dummy client" |
| 33 | depends on SND_SEQUENCER |
| 34 | help |
| 35 | Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client |
| 36 | is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are |
| 37 | redirected to the output port immediately. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI |
| 40 | devices or applications together. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module |
| 43 | will be called snd-seq-dummy. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | config SND_OSSEMUL |
| 46 | bool |
| 47 | depends on SND |
| 48 | |
| 49 | config SND_MIXER_OSS |
| 50 | tristate "OSS Mixer API" |
| 51 | depends on SND |
| 52 | select SND_OSSEMUL |
| 53 | help |
| 54 | To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here |
| 55 | and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module |
| 60 | will be called snd-mixer-oss. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | config SND_PCM_OSS |
| 63 | tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API" |
| 64 | depends on SND |
| 65 | select SND_OSSEMUL |
| 66 | select SND_PCM |
| 67 | help |
| 68 | To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y |
| 69 | here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module |
| 74 | will be called snd-pcm-oss. |
| 75 | |
Jaroslav Kysela | 21a3479 | 2006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 76 | config SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS |
| 77 | bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system" |
| 78 | depends on SND_PCM_OSS |
| 79 | default y |
| 80 | help |
| 81 | If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not |
| 82 | support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will |
| 83 | behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels. |
| 84 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 85 | config SND_SEQUENCER_OSS |
| 86 | bool "OSS Sequencer API" |
| 87 | depends on SND && SND_SEQUENCER |
| 88 | select SND_OSSEMUL |
| 89 | help |
| 90 | Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both |
| 91 | /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces). |
| 92 | |
| 93 | Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. |
| 94 | |
Frederik Deweerdt | c2f60c5 | 2006-03-31 13:13:23 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 95 | If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER), |
| 96 | this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called |
| 97 | snd-seq-oss. |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 98 | |
| 99 | config SND_RTCTIMER |
| 100 | tristate "RTC Timer support" |
| 101 | depends on SND && RTC |
| 102 | select SND_TIMER |
| 103 | help |
| 104 | Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses |
| 105 | the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC |
| 106 | timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also |
| 107 | can use this timing source. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module |
| 110 | will be called snd-rtctimer. |
| 111 | |
Clemens Ladisch | a4f508b | 2005-09-06 08:00:19 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 112 | config SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT |
| 113 | bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer" |
| 114 | depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER |
| 115 | default y |
| 116 | help |
| 117 | Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer |
| 118 | timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures |
| 119 | precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less |
| 120 | than 1000 Hz. |
| 121 | |
| 122 | If in doubt, say Y. |
| 123 | |
Clemens Ladisch | 332682b | 2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 124 | config SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS |
Clemens Ladisch | b10e539 | 2006-06-27 08:41:26 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 125 | bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers" |
| 126 | depends on SND |
Clemens Ladisch | 332682b | 2005-11-20 14:07:47 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 127 | help |
| 128 | If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in |
| 129 | /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have |
| 130 | more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file |
| 131 | system like udev. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | If you are unsure about this, say N here. |
| 134 | |
Takashi Iwai | 59d4858 | 2005-12-01 10:51:58 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 135 | config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API |
| 136 | bool "Support old ALSA API" |
| 137 | depends on SND |
| 138 | default y |
| 139 | help |
| 140 | Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3 |
| 141 | or older). |
| 142 | |
Jaroslav Kysela | 21a3479 | 2006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 143 | config SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS |
| 144 | bool "Verbose procfs contents" |
Takashi Iwai | b7d90a3 | 2006-04-25 12:56:04 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 145 | depends on SND && PROC_FS |
Jaroslav Kysela | 21a3479 | 2006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 146 | default y |
| 147 | help |
| 148 | Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides |
Matt LaPlante | a982ac0 | 2007-05-09 07:35:06 +0200 | [diff] [blame^] | 149 | useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the |
Jaroslav Kysela | 21a3479 | 2006-01-13 09:12:11 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 150 | other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger. |
| 151 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 152 | config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK |
| 153 | bool "Verbose printk" |
| 154 | depends on SND |
| 155 | help |
| 156 | Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages |
| 157 | will help to identify source file and position containing |
| 158 | printed messages. |
| 159 | |
| 160 | You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA. |
| 161 | |
| 162 | config SND_DEBUG |
| 163 | bool "Debug" |
| 164 | depends on SND |
| 165 | help |
| 166 | Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code. |
| 167 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 168 | config SND_DEBUG_DETECT |
| 169 | bool "Debug detection" |
| 170 | depends on SND_DEBUG |
| 171 | help |
| 172 | Say Y here to enable extra-verbose log messages printed when |
| 173 | detecting devices. |
Jaroslav Kysela | 61fb63c | 2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 174 | |
| 175 | config SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG |
| 176 | bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging" |
| 177 | default n |
Takashi Iwai | b7d90a3 | 2006-04-25 12:56:04 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 178 | depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS |
Jaroslav Kysela | 61fb63c | 2006-04-24 21:57:16 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 179 | help |
| 180 | Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging. |
| 181 | It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with |
| 182 | sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine |
| 183 | the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps. |