11da177e4SLinus Torvalds# ALSA soundcard-configuration 21da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_TIMER 31da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 41da177e4SLinus Torvalds 51da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_PCM 61da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 71da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 81da177e4SLinus Torvalds 91da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_HWDEP 101da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 111da177e4SLinus Torvalds 121da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RAWMIDI 131da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 141da177e4SLinus Torvalds 155c845bebSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD 165c845bebSTakashi Iwai tristate 175c845bebSTakashi Iwai 180d94e41aSMark Brown# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say: 190d94e41aSMark Brown# select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND 200d94e41aSMark Brown# to avoid having to force INPUT on. 210d94e41aSMark Brownconfig SND_JACK 220d94e41aSMark Brown bool 230d94e41aSMark Brown 241da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER 251da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer support" 261da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 271da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 281da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This 291da177e4SLinus Torvalds feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events 301da177e4SLinus Torvalds can be processed at a given time. 311da177e4SLinus Torvalds 321da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it 331da177e4SLinus Torvalds unless you know what you're doing. 341da177e4SLinus Torvalds 351da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQ_DUMMY 361da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer dummy client" 371da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_SEQUENCER 381da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 391da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client 401da177e4SLinus Torvalds is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are 411da177e4SLinus Torvalds redirected to the output port immediately. 421da177e4SLinus Torvalds 431da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI 441da177e4SLinus Torvalds devices or applications together. 451da177e4SLinus Torvalds 461da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 471da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-seq-dummy. 481da177e4SLinus Torvalds 491da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_OSSEMUL 50d886e87cSTejun Heo select SOUND_OSS_CORE 511da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool 521da177e4SLinus Torvalds 531da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_MIXER_OSS 541da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS Mixer API" 551da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 561da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 571da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here 581da177e4SLinus Torvalds and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 591da177e4SLinus Torvalds 601da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 611da177e4SLinus Torvalds 621da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 631da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-mixer-oss. 641da177e4SLinus Torvalds 651da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_PCM_OSS 661da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API" 671da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 681da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_PCM 691da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 701da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y 711da177e4SLinus Torvalds here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 721da177e4SLinus Torvalds 731da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 741da177e4SLinus Torvalds 751da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 761da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-pcm-oss. 771da177e4SLinus Torvalds 7821a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS 7921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system" 8021a3479aSJaroslav Kysela depends on SND_PCM_OSS 8121a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 8221a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 8321a3479aSJaroslav Kysela If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not 8421a3479aSJaroslav Kysela support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will 8521a3479aSJaroslav Kysela behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels. 8621a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 871da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER_OSS 881da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "OSS Sequencer API" 8989fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on SND_SEQUENCER 901da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 911da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 921da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both 931da177e4SLinus Torvalds /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces). 941da177e4SLinus Torvalds 951da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 961da177e4SLinus Torvalds 97c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER), 98c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called 99c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt snd-seq-oss. 1001da177e4SLinus Torvalds 101bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_HRTIMER 102bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai tristate "HR-timer backend support" 103bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS 104bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai select SND_TIMER 105bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 106bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable HR-timer backend for ALSA timer. ALSA uses 107bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai the hrtimer as a precise timing source. The ALSA sequencer code 108bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai also can use this timing source. 109bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 110bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 111bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai will be called snd-hrtimer. 112bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 113bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 114bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai bool "Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer" 115bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on SND_HRTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 116bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai default y 117bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 118bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to use the HR-timer backend as the default sequencer 119bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai timer. 120bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 1211da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RTCTIMER 1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "RTC Timer support" 12389fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on RTC 1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses 1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC 1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also 1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds can use this timing source. 1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-rtctimer. 1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds 13452948b3fSTakashi Iwai Note that this option is exclusive with the new RTC drivers 13552948b3fSTakashi Iwai (CONFIG_RTC_CLASS) since this requires the old API. 13652948b3fSTakashi Iwai 137a4f508b2SClemens Ladischconfig SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT 138a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer" 139a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 140e78a37bcSTakashi Iwai depends on !SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 141a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch default y 142a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch help 143a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer 144a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures 145a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less 146a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch than 1000 Hz. 147a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 148a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch If in doubt, say Y. 149a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 150332682b1SClemens Ladischconfig SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 151b10e5391SClemens Ladisch bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers" 152332682b1SClemens Ladisch help 153332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in 154332682b1SClemens Ladisch /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have 155332682b1SClemens Ladisch more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file 156332682b1SClemens Ladisch system like udev. 157332682b1SClemens Ladisch 158332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you are unsure about this, say N here. 159332682b1SClemens Ladisch 1607bb2491bSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_MAX_CARDS 1617bb2491bSTakashi Iwai int "Max number of sound cards" 1627bb2491bSTakashi Iwai range 4 256 1637bb2491bSTakashi Iwai default 32 1647bb2491bSTakashi Iwai depends on SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 1657bb2491bSTakashi Iwai help 1667bb2491bSTakashi Iwai Specify the max number of sound cards that can be assigned 1677bb2491bSTakashi Iwai on a single machine. 1687bb2491bSTakashi Iwai 16959d48582STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API 17059d48582STakashi Iwai bool "Support old ALSA API" 17159d48582STakashi Iwai default y 17259d48582STakashi Iwai help 17359d48582STakashi Iwai Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3 17459d48582STakashi Iwai or older). 17559d48582STakashi Iwai 17621a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 17721a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "Verbose procfs contents" 17889fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on PROC_FS 17921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 18021a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 18121a3479aSJaroslav Kysela Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides 182a982ac06SMatt LaPlante useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the 18321a3479aSJaroslav Kysela other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger. 18421a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 1851da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK 1861da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Verbose printk" 1871da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1881da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages 1891da177e4SLinus Torvalds will help to identify source file and position containing 1901da177e4SLinus Torvalds printed messages. 1911da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1921da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA. 1931da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1941da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_DEBUG 1951da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Debug" 1961da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1971da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code. 1981da177e4SLinus Torvalds 19962cf872aSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE 20062cf872aSTakashi Iwai bool "More verbose debug" 2011da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_DEBUG 2021da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 20362cf872aSTakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable extra-verbose debugging messages. 20462cf872aSTakashi Iwai 20562cf872aSTakashi Iwai Let me repeat: it enables EXTRA-VERBOSE DEBUGGING messages. 20662cf872aSTakashi Iwai So, say Y only if you are ready to be annoyed. 20761fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela 20861fb63c0SJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG 20961fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging" 21061fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela default n 211b7d90a35STakashi Iwai depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 21261fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela help 21361fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging. 21461fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with 21561fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine 21661fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps. 217e922b002STakashi Iwai 218e922b002STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_VMASTER 219e922b002STakashi Iwai bool 2200528c749SMichal Marek 22135be544aSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_KCTL_JACK 22235be544aSTakashi Iwai bool 22335be544aSTakashi Iwai 224cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DMA_SGBUF 225cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai def_bool y 226cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai depends on X86 227cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai 2280528c749SMichal Mareksource "sound/core/seq/Kconfig" 229