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 9838d1631SRussell Kingconfig SND_PCM_ELD 10838d1631SRussell King bool 11838d1631SRussell King 129203dd01SRussell Kingconfig SND_PCM_IEC958 139203dd01SRussell King bool 149203dd01SRussell King 15b7ae6f31SDaniel Mackconfig SND_DMAENGINE_PCM 16903eb318SDaniel Mack tristate 17b7ae6f31SDaniel Mack 181da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_HWDEP 191da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 201da177e4SLinus Torvalds 211da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RAWMIDI 221da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate 231da177e4SLinus Torvalds 245c845bebSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD 255c845bebSTakashi Iwai tristate 265c845bebSTakashi Iwai 270d94e41aSMark Brown# To be effective this also requires INPUT - users should say: 280d94e41aSMark Brown# select SND_JACK if INPUT=y || INPUT=SND 290d94e41aSMark Brown# to avoid having to force INPUT on. 300d94e41aSMark Brownconfig SND_JACK 310d94e41aSMark Brown bool 320d94e41aSMark Brown 331da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER 341da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer support" 351da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 361da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 371da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This 381da177e4SLinus Torvalds feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events. Events 391da177e4SLinus Torvalds can be processed at a given time. 401da177e4SLinus Torvalds 411da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it 421da177e4SLinus Torvalds unless you know what you're doing. 431da177e4SLinus Torvalds 441da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQ_DUMMY 451da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Sequencer dummy client" 461da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_SEQUENCER 471da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 481da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client. This client 491da177e4SLinus Torvalds is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are 501da177e4SLinus Torvalds redirected to the output port immediately. 511da177e4SLinus Torvalds 521da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI 531da177e4SLinus Torvalds devices or applications together. 541da177e4SLinus Torvalds 551da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 561da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-seq-dummy. 571da177e4SLinus Torvalds 581da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_OSSEMUL 59d886e87cSTejun Heo select SOUND_OSS_CORE 601da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool 611da177e4SLinus Torvalds 621da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_MIXER_OSS 631da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS Mixer API" 641da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 651da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 661da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here 671da177e4SLinus Torvalds and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 681da177e4SLinus Torvalds 691da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 701da177e4SLinus Torvalds 711da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 721da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-mixer-oss. 731da177e4SLinus Torvalds 741da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_PCM_OSS 751da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API" 761da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 771da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_PCM 781da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 791da177e4SLinus Torvalds To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y 801da177e4SLinus Torvalds here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>. 811da177e4SLinus Torvalds 821da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 831da177e4SLinus Torvalds 841da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 851da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-pcm-oss. 861da177e4SLinus Torvalds 8721a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS 8821a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "OSS PCM (digital audio) API - Include plugin system" 8921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela depends on SND_PCM_OSS 9021a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 9121a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 9221a3479aSJaroslav Kysela If you disable this option, the ALSA's OSS PCM API will not 9321a3479aSJaroslav Kysela support conversion of channels, formats and rates. It will 9421a3479aSJaroslav Kysela behave like most of new OSS/Free drivers in 2.4/2.6 kernels. 9521a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 961da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_SEQUENCER_OSS 971da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "OSS Sequencer API" 9889fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on SND_SEQUENCER 991da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_OSSEMUL 1001da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1011da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both 1021da177e4SLinus Torvalds /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces). 1031da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1041da177e4SLinus Torvalds Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y. 1051da177e4SLinus Torvalds 106c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt If you choose M in "Sequencer support" (SND_SEQUENCER), 107c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt this will be compiled as a module. The module will be called 108c2f60c52SFrederik Deweerdt snd-seq-oss. 1091da177e4SLinus Torvalds 110bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_HRTIMER 111bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai tristate "HR-timer backend support" 112bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS 113bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai select SND_TIMER 114bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 115bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable HR-timer backend for ALSA timer. ALSA uses 116bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai the hrtimer as a precise timing source. The ALSA sequencer code 117bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai also can use this timing source. 118bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 119bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 120bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai will be called snd-hrtimer. 121bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 122bbaf5e97STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 123bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai bool "Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer" 124bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai depends on SND_HRTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 125bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai default y 126bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai help 127bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai Say Y here to use the HR-timer backend as the default sequencer 128bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai timer. 129bbaf5e97STakashi Iwai 1301da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_RTCTIMER 1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "RTC Timer support" 13289fe5117STakashi Iwai depends on RTC 1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds select SND_TIMER 1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA uses 1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC 1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds timer to ALSA's timer interface. The ALSA sequencer code also 1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds can use this timing source. 1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1401da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds will be called snd-rtctimer. 1421da177e4SLinus Torvalds 14352948b3fSTakashi Iwai Note that this option is exclusive with the new RTC drivers 14452948b3fSTakashi Iwai (CONFIG_RTC_CLASS) since this requires the old API. 14552948b3fSTakashi Iwai 146a4f508b2SClemens Ladischconfig SND_SEQ_RTCTIMER_DEFAULT 147a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch bool "Use RTC as default sequencer timer" 148a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch depends on SND_RTCTIMER && SND_SEQUENCER 149e78a37bcSTakashi Iwai depends on !SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT 150a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch default y 151a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch help 152a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch Say Y here to use the RTC timer as the default sequencer 153a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch timer. This is strongly recommended because it ensures 154a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch precise MIDI timing even when the system timer runs at less 155a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch than 1000 Hz. 156a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 157a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch If in doubt, say Y. 158a4f508b2SClemens Ladisch 159332682b1SClemens Ladischconfig SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 160b10e5391SClemens Ladisch bool "Dynamic device file minor numbers" 161332682b1SClemens Ladisch help 162332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you say Y here, the minor numbers of ALSA device files in 163332682b1SClemens Ladisch /dev/snd/ are allocated dynamically. This allows you to have 164332682b1SClemens Ladisch more than 8 sound cards, but requires a dynamic device file 165332682b1SClemens Ladisch system like udev. 166332682b1SClemens Ladisch 167332682b1SClemens Ladisch If you are unsure about this, say N here. 168332682b1SClemens Ladisch 1697bb2491bSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_MAX_CARDS 1707bb2491bSTakashi Iwai int "Max number of sound cards" 1717bb2491bSTakashi Iwai range 4 256 1727bb2491bSTakashi Iwai default 32 1737bb2491bSTakashi Iwai depends on SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS 1747bb2491bSTakashi Iwai help 1757bb2491bSTakashi Iwai Specify the max number of sound cards that can be assigned 1767bb2491bSTakashi Iwai on a single machine. 1777bb2491bSTakashi Iwai 17859d48582STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API 17959d48582STakashi Iwai bool "Support old ALSA API" 18059d48582STakashi Iwai default y 18159d48582STakashi Iwai help 18259d48582STakashi Iwai Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3 18359d48582STakashi Iwai or older). 18459d48582STakashi Iwai 185e0ecb05aSJie Yangconfig SND_PROC_FS 186e0ecb05aSJie Yang bool "Sound Proc FS Support" if EXPERT 187e0ecb05aSJie Yang depends on PROC_FS 188e0ecb05aSJie Yang default y 189e0ecb05aSJie Yang help 190e0ecb05aSJie Yang Say 'N' to disable Sound proc FS, which may reduce code size about 191e0ecb05aSJie Yang 9KB on x86_64 platform. 192e0ecb05aSJie Yang If unsure say Y. 193e0ecb05aSJie Yang 19421a3479aSJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 19521a3479aSJaroslav Kysela bool "Verbose procfs contents" 196e0ecb05aSJie Yang depends on SND_PROC_FS 19721a3479aSJaroslav Kysela default y 19821a3479aSJaroslav Kysela help 19921a3479aSJaroslav Kysela Say Y here to include code for verbose procfs contents (provides 200a982ac06SMatt LaPlante useful information to developers when a problem occurs). On the 20121a3479aSJaroslav Kysela other side, it makes the ALSA subsystem larger. 20221a3479aSJaroslav Kysela 2031da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK 2041da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Verbose printk" 2051da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 2061da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable verbose log messages. These messages 2071da177e4SLinus Torvalds will help to identify source file and position containing 2081da177e4SLinus Torvalds printed messages. 2091da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2101da177e4SLinus Torvalds You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA. 2111da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2121da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SND_DEBUG 2131da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Debug" 2141da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 2151da177e4SLinus Torvalds Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code. 2161da177e4SLinus Torvalds 21762cf872aSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE 21862cf872aSTakashi Iwai bool "More verbose debug" 2191da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on SND_DEBUG 2201da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 22162cf872aSTakashi Iwai Say Y here to enable extra-verbose debugging messages. 22262cf872aSTakashi Iwai 22362cf872aSTakashi Iwai Let me repeat: it enables EXTRA-VERBOSE DEBUGGING messages. 22462cf872aSTakashi Iwai So, say Y only if you are ready to be annoyed. 22561fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela 22661fb63c0SJaroslav Kyselaconfig SND_PCM_XRUN_DEBUG 22761fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela bool "Enable PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging" 22861fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela default n 229b7d90a35STakashi Iwai depends on SND_DEBUG && SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS 23061fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela help 23161fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela Say Y to enable the PCM ring buffer overrun/underrun debugging. 23261fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela It is usually not required, but if you have trouble with 23361fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela sound clicking when system is loaded, it may help to determine 23461fb63c0SJaroslav Kysela the process or driver which causes the scheduling gaps. 235e922b002STakashi Iwai 236e922b002STakashi Iwaiconfig SND_VMASTER 237e922b002STakashi Iwai bool 2380528c749SMichal Marek 239cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwaiconfig SND_DMA_SGBUF 240cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai def_bool y 241cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai depends on X86 242cc6a8acdSTakashi Iwai 2430528c749SMichal Mareksource "sound/core/seq/Kconfig" 244