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 9*838d1631SRussell Kingconfig SND_PCM_ELD 10*838d1631SRussell King bool 11*838d1631SRussell King 12b7ae6f31SDaniel Mackconfig SND_DMAENGINE_PCM 13903eb318SDaniel Mack tristate 14b7ae6f31SDaniel Mack 151da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_HWDEP 161da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 171da177e4SLinus Torvalds 181da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RAWMIDI 191da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 201da177e4SLinus Torvalds 215c845bebSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD 225c845bebSTakashi Iwai tristate 235c845bebSTakashi Iwai 240d94e41aSMark Brown# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say: 250d94e41aSMark Brown# select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND 260d94e41aSMark Brown# to avoid having to force INPUT on. 270d94e41aSMark Brownconfig SND_JACK 280d94e41aSMark Brown bool 290d94e41aSMark Brown 301da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER 311da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer support" 321da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 331da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 341da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This 351da177e4SLinus Torvalds feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events 361da177e4SLinus Torvalds can be processed at a given time. 371da177e4SLinus Torvalds 381da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it 391da177e4SLinus Torvalds unless you know what you're doing. 401da177e4SLinus Torvalds 411da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQ_DUMMY 421da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer dummy client" 431da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_SEQUENCER 441da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 451da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client 461da177e4SLinus Torvalds is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are 471da177e4SLinus Torvalds redirected to the output port immediately. 481da177e4SLinus Torvalds 491da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI 501da177e4SLinus Torvalds devices or applications together. 511da177e4SLinus Torvalds 521da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 531da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-seq-dummy. 541da177e4SLinus Torvalds 551da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_OSSEMUL 56d886e87cSTejun Heo select SOUND_OSS_CORE 571da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool 581da177e4SLinus Torvalds 591da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_MIXER_OSS 601da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS Mixer API" 611da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 621da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 631da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here 641da177e4SLinus Torvalds and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 651da177e4SLinus Torvalds 661da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 671da177e4SLinus Torvalds 681da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 691da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-mixer-oss. 701da177e4SLinus Torvalds 711da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_PCM_OSS 721da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API" 731da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 741da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_PCM 751da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 761da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y 771da177e4SLinus Torvalds here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 781da177e4SLinus Torvalds 791da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 801da177e4SLinus Torvalds 811da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 821da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-pcm-oss. 831da177e4SLinus Torvalds 8421a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS 8521a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system" 8621a3479aSJaroslav Kysela depends on SND_PCM_OSS 8721a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 8821a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 8921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not 9021a3479aSJaroslav Kysela support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will 9121a3479aSJaroslav Kysela behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels. 9221a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 931da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER_OSS 941da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "OSS Sequencer API" 9589fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on SND_SEQUENCER 961da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 971da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 981da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both 991da177e4SLinus Torvalds /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces). 1001da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1011da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 1021da177e4SLinus Torvalds 103c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER), 104c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called 105c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt snd-seq-oss. 1061da177e4SLinus Torvalds 107bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_HRTIMER 108bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai tristate "HR-timer backend support" 109bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS 110bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai select SND_TIMER 111bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 112bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable HR-timer backend for ALSA timer. ALSA uses 113bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai the hrtimer as a precise timing source. The ALSA sequencer code 114bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai also can use this timing source. 115bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 116bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 117bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai will be called snd-hrtimer. 118bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 119bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 120bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai bool "Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer" 121bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on SND_HRTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 122bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai default y 123bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 124bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to use the HR-timer backend as the default sequencer 125bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai timer. 126bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 1271da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RTCTIMER 1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "RTC Timer support" 12989fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on RTC 1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses 1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC 1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also 1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds can use this timing source. 1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-rtctimer. 1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds 14052948b3fSTakashi Iwai Note that this option is exclusive with the new RTC drivers 14152948b3fSTakashi Iwai (CONFIG_RTC_CLASS) since this requires the old API. 14252948b3fSTakashi Iwai 143a4f508b2SClemens Ladischconfig SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT 144a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer" 145a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 146e78a37bcSTakashi Iwai depends on !SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 147a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch default y 148a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch help 149a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer 150a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures 151a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less 152a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch than 1000 Hz. 153a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 154a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch If in doubt, say Y. 155a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 156332682b1SClemens Ladischconfig SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 157b10e5391SClemens Ladisch bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers" 158332682b1SClemens Ladisch help 159332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in 160332682b1SClemens Ladisch /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have 161332682b1SClemens Ladisch more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file 162332682b1SClemens Ladisch system like udev. 163332682b1SClemens Ladisch 164332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you are unsure about this, say N here. 165332682b1SClemens Ladisch 1667bb2491bSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_MAX_CARDS 1677bb2491bSTakashi Iwai int "Max number of sound cards" 1687bb2491bSTakashi Iwai range 4 256 1697bb2491bSTakashi Iwai default 32 1707bb2491bSTakashi Iwai depends on SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 1717bb2491bSTakashi Iwai help 1727bb2491bSTakashi Iwai Specify the max number of sound cards that can be assigned 1737bb2491bSTakashi Iwai on a single machine. 1747bb2491bSTakashi Iwai 17559d48582STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API 17659d48582STakashi Iwai bool "Support old ALSA API" 17759d48582STakashi Iwai default y 17859d48582STakashi Iwai help 17959d48582STakashi Iwai Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3 18059d48582STakashi Iwai or older). 18159d48582STakashi Iwai 18221a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 18321a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "Verbose procfs contents" 18489fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on PROC_FS 18521a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 18621a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 18721a3479aSJaroslav Kysela Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides 188a982ac06SMatt LaPlante useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the 18921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger. 19021a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 1911da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK 1921da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Verbose printk" 1931da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1941da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages 1951da177e4SLinus Torvalds will help to identify source file and position containing 1961da177e4SLinus Torvalds printed messages. 1971da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1981da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA. 1991da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2001da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_DEBUG 2011da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Debug" 2021da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 2031da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code. 2041da177e4SLinus Torvalds 20562cf872aSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE 20662cf872aSTakashi Iwai bool "More verbose debug" 2071da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_DEBUG 2081da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 20962cf872aSTakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable extra-verbose debugging messages. 21062cf872aSTakashi Iwai 21162cf872aSTakashi Iwai Let me repeat: it enables EXTRA-VERBOSE DEBUGGING messages. 21262cf872aSTakashi Iwai So, say Y only if you are ready to be annoyed. 21361fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela 21461fb63c0SJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG 21561fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging" 21661fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela default n 217b7d90a35STakashi Iwai depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 21861fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela help 21961fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging. 22061fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with 22161fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine 22261fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps. 223e922b002STakashi Iwai 224e922b002STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_VMASTER 225e922b002STakashi Iwai bool 2260528c749SMichal Marek 22735be544aSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_KCTL_JACK 22835be544aSTakashi Iwai bool 22935be544aSTakashi Iwai 230cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DMA_SGBUF 231cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai def_bool y 232cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai depends on X86 233cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai 2340528c749SMichal Mareksource "sound/core/seq/Kconfig" 235