Changes v1.2.4 v1.2.5

Detailed changes v1.2.4 v1.2.5

Changelog between 1.2.4 and 1.2.5 releases

alsa-lib

Core

Release v1.2.5

control: add missing src/conf/ctl/Makefile.am

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

control: remap plugin - initial version

configure: bumb version to 1.2.5pre1 (for CI tests)

Config API

conf: add snd_config_make_path() function

conf: add snd_config_is_empty() function

conf: add snd_config_merge() function

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

Control API

control: remap - add no-op when the remapping is not active

control: remap - don't allow I/O on renamed IDs

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

control: add empty plugin

control: remap plugin - add docs

control: doc - create controls plugin page

control: remap plugin - initial version

control: add _snd_ctl_open_child()

control: shm - add missing continue to _snd_ctl_shm_open()

ucm: move __snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_parse prototype to control_local.h

control: add __snd_ctl_add_elem_set() helper

control: add snd_ctl_elem_id_compare_numid() function

control: rename snd_ctl_elem_id_compare() to snd_ctl_elem_id_compare_set()

control: fix the subdevice fields comparison in snd_ctl_elem_id_compare()

control: better docs for snd_ctl_elem_id_compare()

control: add snd_ctl_elem_id_compare() function

control: snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_get() - do not show unset numid

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

control: improve snd_ctl_add_*_elem_set functions (access flags)

control: fix iformation -> information typos

Control Plugin API

control: remap plugin - add docs

control: doc - create controls plugin page

HWDEP API

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

I/O API

output: Add snd_output_buffer_steal() function

Mixer API

mixer: simple - Fix "Capture Volume" and "Capture Switch" being seen as global controls

mixer: simple - use for loop in base_len()

mixer: simple - Unify simple_none: base_len() exception handling

PCM API

pcm: hw - correct the comment in snd_pcm_hw_state()

pcm: hw - fix again snd_pcm_hw_state() when the driver was disconnected

pcm: hw - fix snd_pcm_hw_state()

pcm: fix open in direct plugins - wrong pointer assignment

pcm: direct - move the direct struct init to _snd_pcm_direct_new()

pcm: dshare - fix shared memory pointer check

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

pcm: empty plugin - fix the docs

pcm: softvol - improve TLV data check for new configs

pcm: fix snd_pcm_plugin_status()

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

pcm: softvol - make snd_pcm_parse_control_id private

pcm: softvol - do not set TLV access flags for the switch

pcm: pcm_ioplug - fix the avail_update mmap capture copy issue

pcm: share: Pass appl_ptr and hw_ptr in snd_pcm_status()

pcm: null: Pass appl_ptr and hw_ptr in snd_pcm_status()

pcm: ioplug: Pass appl_ptr and hw_ptr in snd_pcm_status()

pcm: direct: Fix the missing appl_ptr update

pcm: dmix/dshare - delay calculation fixes and cleanups

pcm_plugin: set the initial hw_ptr/appl_ptr from the child pcm

pcm: rate - fix the capture delay values

pcm: rate - use pcm_frame_diff() on related places

pcm: plugin - fix status code for capture

pcm: rate - use pcm_frame_diff() in snd_pcm_rate_playback_internal_delay()

pcm: ioplug - fix the delay calculation for old plugins

pcm: rate - tidy up snd_pcm_rate_avail_update()

pcm: ioplug - fix the delay calculation in the status callback

Revert "pcm_plugin: fix delay"

pcm: plugin - optimize sync in snd_pcm_plugin_status()

pcm: plugin - tidy snd_pcm_plugin_avail_update()

pcm: plugin status - revert the recent changes

pcm: plugin status - fix the return value (regression)

pcm: fix __snd_pcm_state() return value

pcm_multi: remove dead assignment from _snd_pcm_multi_open

pcm: remove dead assignments from snd_pcm_rate_(commit_area|grab_next_period)

pcm: Fix a typo in SND_PCM_AUDIO_TSTAMP_TYPE_LAST definition

pcm: Add snd_pcm_audio_tstamp_type_t constants

pcm: set the snd_pcm_ioplug_status() tstamp field

pcm: snd_pcm_mmap_readi - fix typo in comment

RawMidi API

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

rawmidi: fix memory leak in snd_rawmidi_virtual_open

Sequencer API

seq: fix snd_seq_parse_address()

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

Timer API

timer: fix sizeof operator mismatch in snd_timer_query_hw_open

Topology API

topology/pcm.c: remove duplicated AC97 hw format

topology: fix 'parse_tuple_set() - remove dead condition code'

topology: sort_config() cleanups - use goto for the error path

topology: parse_tuple_set() - remove dead condition code

topology: tplg_decode_pcm() - add missing log argument (compress)

topology: tplg_add_widget_object() - do not use invalid elem_ctl

topology: tplg_pprint_integer() fix coverity uninitalized variable error

topology: use inclusive language in documentation

topology: use inclusive language for fsync

topology: use inclusive language for bclk

Use Case Manager API

ucm: compound_merge - use snd_config_merge()

ucm: recognize first '-' character as ignore error for exec/shell

ucm: cfg-save - allow to save the sub-tree including root keys

ucm: libconfig - merge not override items

ucm: libconfig parser - fix memory leaks

ucm: add cfg-save command

ucm: fix memory leak in execute_cset()

ucm: parse LibraryConfig also in the toplevel file

ucm: fix regexec() REG_NOMATCH state handling for define regex

ucm: add exec sequence command

ucm: Fix sysw sequence command not working when requesting to ignore errors

ucm: fix the local ucm control device name caching

ucm: limit the master config scan to conf.virt.d

ucm: fixed find-device substitution (non-continuous PCM devices)

ucm: allow to escape the trailing variable substitution character

ucm: find-device / pcm - the ctl_list may be empty

ucm: add missing uc_mgr_card_close() call to snd_use_case_mgr_open()

ucm: cosmetic code reshuffle in rval_lookup_main()

ucm: fix uc_mgr_has_local_config()

ucm: rewrite device value only when the local config exists

ucm: return error if fixedboot_list is empty

ucm: return error if boot_list is empty

ucm: ucm_filename() - avoid double //

ucm: handle better the system() call

ucm: add LibraryConfig support

ucm: add ${ConfLibDir} substitution

ucm: add ctl-remove sequence command to delete controls from UCM

ucm: add cset-new sequence command to create new controls from UCM

ucm: move __snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_parse prototype to control_local.h

ucm: add Path condition type

ucm: rename sysset to sysw

ucm: warn about unknown sequence commands

ucm: implement sysset sequence command

ucm: ucm_main.c - cosmetic tab cleanups

ucm: add _fboot / FixedBootSequence

ucm: fix two error messages

ucm: add ${find-card} and ${find-device} substitutions

ucm: uc_mgr_substitute_tree() fix use after free

ucm: fix possible memory leak in parse_verb_file()

ucm: fix bad frees in get_list0 and get_list20

/Makefile.am

Makefile: Add README.md to EXTRA_DIST

/include/Makefile.am

include: try to fix the out-of-source-tree build

include: fix out-of-source-tree build

include: fix SND_LIB_VER() macro

include: add SND_LIB_VER() macro

control: remap plugin - add docs

Configuration

conf: snd_config_merge() - substitute non-compound config handles

conf: snd_config_merge() - merge (concat) correctly arrays

conf: return count of items in snd_config_is_array()

conf: print quoted string more wisely

ucm: cfg-save - allow to save the sub-tree including root keys

conf: fix snd_config_merge() - merge schema

conf: load the card specific configurations to the config sub-tree

conf: add snd_config_make_path() function

conf: add snd_config_is_empty() function

conf: _snd_config_evaluate - remove 'delete compound members' call

conf: fix snd_config_substitute() - memory leak

conf: fix snd_config_merge() - double free in overwrite mode

alsa: conf - use card number roots for device redirects

conf: extend load_for_all_cards hook (id/value table)

control: add missing src/conf/ctl/Makefile.am

conf: usb - correct 'SB Omni Surround 5.1' iec958 device

conf: USB - add "Cmedia Audio" to USB-Audio.pcm.iec958_device

Remove non-existent SPDIF output on Dell AE515

conf: No SPDIF on Plantronics 3220 headset

conf: add snd_config_merge() function

conf: add /var/lib/alsa/conf.d directory lookup

conf: add /var/lib/alsa/card<NUMBER>.conf.d directory lookups

conf: extend hook load_for_all_cards

conf: make ctl.default and sysdefault devices more universal

conf: Fix invalid free at parse_args()

conf: fix memory leak on the error path in parse_args()

conf: snd_config_save() - print arrays as [] not the internal representation

conf: improve the tabulator level prints

conf: introduce snd_config_get_card() function

conf: HDA-Intel: increase the max number of HDMI/DP output to 11

conf: USB - add "Xonar U7 MKII" to USB-Audio.pcm.iec958_device

conf: fix return code in _snd_config_load_with_include

confmisc: fix memory leak in snd_func_concat

conf: fix get_hexachar() return value

conf: fix use after free in _snd_config_load_with_include

Documentation

control: doc - create controls plugin page

Dynamic Loader helpers

dlmisc: fix snd_plugin_dir locking for not DL_ORIGIN_AVAILABLE

dlmisc: the snd_plugin_dir_set / snd_plugin_dir must be declared even for \!DL_ORIGIN_AVAILABLE

I/O subsystem

output: Add snd_output_buffer_steal() function

Kernel Headers

topology: use inclusive language for fsync

topology: use inclusive language for bclk

Test/Example code

test: audio_time - fix timestamp2ns() and usage()

test/audio_time: Make use of SND_PCM_AUDIO_TSTAMP_TYPE constants

Utils

utils/alsa.m4: another quick fix for the brackets

utils/alsa.m4: a quick fix for missing end brackets

utils/alsa.m4: update for newer autoconf.

alsa-utils

Core

Release v1.2.5

autotools: preparation to use memfd_create(2)

alsactl: add 'clean' command to remove the application controls

ALSA Control (alsactl)

alsactl: ucm - try both fixed boot and boot sequences

alsactl: clean the boot / hotplug card specific configuration directory

alsactl: snd_ctl_elem_id_compare was renamed to snd_ctl_elem_id_compare_set

alsactl: use card iterator functions for all card loops

alsactl: Add ucm support for the FixedBootSequence

alsactl: fix possible memory leak for dump-cfg

alsactl: add 'clean' cmd to help, improve man page

alsactl: fix the compiler warning (uninitialized variable res)

alsactl: add dump-cfg and dump-state commands

alsactl: init command now honors -g flag as well

alsactl: honor ignore_nocards flag in init()

alsactl: fix some compiler warnings

alsactl: add 'clean' command to remove the application controls

alsactl: init - parse() - fix possible double free

alsactl: init - set_ctl_value() - fix bytes parsing

alsactl: daemon - read_pid_file() fix the returned code on read error

alsactl: Remove asound.state file check from alsa-restore.service again

alsactl: Fix race at creating a lock file

alsactl: Fix double decrease of lock timeout

ALSA RawMidi Utility (amidi)

amidi, aseqnet: handle write errors

Audio Transfer utility

axfer: fix regression of timeout in timer-based scheduling model

axfer: test: reduce test case for maximum number of samples per frame

Revert "axfer: test - add run-test-in-tmpdir.sh script"

axfer: test: reduce test case for maximum number of frame count

axfer: test: use memfd_create() for mapper-test

axfer: test: minor code arrangement to use the same file descriptor for mappter-test

axfer: test: use memfd_create() for container-test

axfer: test: minor code arrangement to use the same file descriptor for container-test

axfer: maintain lifetime of file descriptor outside of container module

axfer: open file descriptor outside of container module

axfer: minor code arrangement to allocate containers

axfer: minor code arrangement in a point of opened file descriptor

axfer: minor code arrangement in a point of stdio detection

axfer: minor code arrangement for container module in a point of nonblocking flag

axfer: test - add run-test-in-tmpdir.sh script

Speaker Test

speaker-test: add support for S24_LE and S24_BE

alsa-info.sh

alsa-info.sh: Add jack2 (jackdbus) detection

alsa-info.sh: Use HTTPS instead of HTTP

alsa-info.sh: add PipeWire daemon detection

alsa-info.sh: bumb version to 0.5.0

alsa-info.sh: add sysfs card info section

alsa-info.sh: add card number to the ALSA module list section

alsa-info.sh: add audio keyword to the dmesg filter

alsa-info: Add lsusb and stream outputs

alsaconf

Add Basque translation

alsaloop

alsaloop: man page - correct "rate" option

alsaloop: samplerate - fix the wrong pointer operation

alsaloop: get_queued_playback_samples() - simplify code

alsaloop: fix possible memory leak in create_loopback_handle()

alsamixer

alsamixer: increase control device name buffer (sysdefault)

amixer/alsamixer: use sysdefault:<CARD> devices instead hw:<CARD>

alsamixer: use background color instead of COLOR_BLACK

alsamixer: fix shift in parse_words()

alsamixer: remove unused variable y in display_scroll_indicators()

alsamixer: remove dead fcn widget_handle_key() in widget.c

alsamixer: Fix the mixer views description in man page

alsatplg (topology)

topology: some whitespace fixups

topology: pre-process-object: add support for prepocessing child objects

topology: pre-process-dai: add support for pcm_caps objects

topology: pre-process-dai: add support for fe_dai objects

topology: pre-process-dai: add support for hwcfg objects

topology: pre-process-dai: add support for PCM and BE DAI objects

topology: pre-process-dapm: add support for route objects

topology: pre-process-dapm: add support for widget control objects

topology: pre-process-dapm: add support for scale/ops/channel objects

topology: pre-process-dapm: Add support for tlv objects

topology: pre-process-dapm: Add support for DAPM Widget objects

topology: pre-process-base: add support for VendorToken objects

topology: pre-process-object: Add support for data objects

topology: pre-process-obejct: add helper function to get the section config

topology: pre-process-object: add data section for attributes with token reference

topology: pre-process-object: Add support for processing Manifest object

topology: pre-process-object: construct object name from its constructor attributes

topology: pre-process-object: check attribute validity

topology/pre-process-object: update object config with attributes

topology: pre-process-object: Add support for pre-processing Objects

topology: pre-process-class: add function to convert valid attribute values to integer tuple values

topology: pre-process-class: add function to look up token_ref for an attribute in class

topology: pre-process-class: function to get attribute type

topology: pre-process-class: add funcion to get the name of the unique attribute in a class

topology: pre-process-class: Add functions to check attribute constraints

topology: pre-process-class: Add function to look up attribute definition in class

topology: pre-process-class: Add helper function to look up class definition

topology: pre-processor: Add a helper function to concat strings

topology: pre-processor: Add a couple of config helpers

topology: pre-processor: Add debug print helpers

topology: Add support for pre-processing Topology2.0 syntax

topology: fix possible double free in load()

alsaucm

alsaucm: add 'getval' and 'getival' commands

ucm: fix typo in docs

amixer

amixer: Makefile - add volume_mapping.h to noinst_HEADERS

amixer: add the volume_mapping.h link

amixer: link volume_mapping.c from alsamixer to amixer

amixer: don't show help on argument parsing error

amixer/alsamixer: use sysdefault:<CARD> devices instead hw:<CARD>

amixer: cleanups for valgrind

amixer: print error when snd_hctl_handle_events() fails

amixer: Expand on channel docs in man page

aplay/arecord

aplay: avoid any further PCM writing if in abort

aplay: fix the wrong pointer dereference in playbackv_go()

aplay: fix the test position test for playback (avail > delay)

aplay: add avail > delay checks to --test-position

aplay: add test code for snd_pcm_status() to --test-position

aplay: fix the CPU busy loop in the pause handler

aplay: cosmetic code fix in xrun()

aplay: try to use 16-bit format to increase capture quality

aseqnet

amidi, aseqnet: handle write errors

tinycompress

Core

Release v1.2.5

cplay: Add suport for PCM audio codec

Header files

include: add tinywave.h to noinst_HEADERS

wave: Introduce parse_wave header

wave: Separate wave functions to wave file

crecord: Move wave data structures to their own header

Utilities

cplay: Add suport for AAC audio codec

cplay: Add suport for PCM audio codec

wave: Introduce parse_wave header

wave: Separate wave functions to wave file

crecord: Move wave data structures to their own header

alsa-ucm-conf

Configuration

rt5640 / bytcr-rt5640: cleanups

tegra: Add UCM for ASUS Google Nexus 7 (2012)

tegra: Add UCM for Acer Iconia Tab A500

tegra: Add symlinks to conf.d/tegra

codecs/rt5640: Make headset optional

codecs/rt5640: Fix restoring of playback volumes

codecs/rt5640: Turn off playback switches by default

codecs/rt5640: Move out BayTrail-specific pin switches

fix ucm2/README.md - ALSA driver name has the precedence

rt715: add the missing sof prefix to the hw control name

rt715-scda (rt714) - add mic led support

rt715: add mic led support

rt715: don't initialize obsolete ADC controls

sof-soundwire: rt715 - use the hw volume control

bytcr-rt5640: Add support for controlling a speaker-mute LED

cht-bsw-rt5672: Add support for controlling speaker- and mic-mute LEDs

cht-bsw-rt5672: Add support for the components string

remap mixer controls for rt5682

remap mixer controls for rt5660

remap mixer controls for rt5677

remap mixer controls for rt5651

remap mixer controls for rt5645

remap mixer controls for rt5640

ucm2: add lib / ctl-remap.conf generic device

ucm2: lib/generic - use standard (not substituted) config tree

ucm2: remove the trailing slash from the rm command

ucm2: use private alsa-lib's configuration by default

ucm2: replace ${CardIdByName} substitution with ${find-card}

ucm2: soundwire: use the codec kcontrols for rt711-sdca

sof-soundwire: use the ${find-device} lookup for the dmic device

ucm2: add initial alsa library helpers

ucm2: create empty conf.virt.d directory

ucm2: add conf.virt.d lookup

Qualcomm/sm8250: fix the typo in Include identifier for Mic

ucm2/conf.d/sm8250: add symlink for Qualcomm RB5 platform

ucm2: add support to for Qualcomm RB5 Platform

ucm2: codecs: lpass: add codec sequences for wsa and va macro

ucm2: soundwire: add basic settings for SDCA devices

ucm2: soundwire: use cfg-amp instead of cfg-spk component string

broadwell-rt286, bdw-rt5677: Fix inconsistency in card detection

broadwell-rt286, bdw-rt5677: Fix comment at top of file

codecs/rt5640: Specify Playback/CaptureMasterElem for HW volume-control

codecs/rt5672: Add hardware volume-control support

codecs/rt5672: Move +12dB input boost from 'STO1 ADC Boost Gain' to 'ADC Capture Volume'

codecs/rt5640: Add hardware volume-control support

codecs/rt5640: Unify capture volume for AIF1 and AIF2 recording paths

codecs/rt5640: Drop bogus 'DIG MIXL DAC L2 Switch' setting

codecs/rt5640: Cleanup: Move 'SPK MIX' setup to main EnableSequene

codecs/rt5640: Cleanup: Initially disable all inputs and outputs

codecs/rt5640: Cleanup: unify Stereo / Mono ADC handling

codecs/es8316: Add hardware volume-control support

codecs/es8316: Fix 'HP Mixer Volume' setting

codecs/es8316: Fix capture settings

ucm2/conf.d: add symlinks for Qualcomm cards

ucm2: Separate the configuration lookups (hw based) from the configuration tree

bytcr-wm5102: Add new UCM profile for BYT boards with a WM5102 codec

codecs/rt5672: Remove Intel SST specific HeadsetMic workaround

sof-soundwire: add support for dmics

sof-hda-dsp: update handling of cfg-dmics strings

chtnau8824: Add support for using the SOF driver

kblrt5660: Fix file permissions

chtnau8824: Add a SST define/variable

USB-Audio: fix indentation in Gigabyte-Aorus-Master-Main-Audio-HiFi.conf

USB-Audio/ALC1220: fix indentation for Speaker device

USB-Audio/ALC1220: Bump analog Speaker priority over S/PDIF

ucm2: add initial configuration for TRX40 Gigabyte Aorus Master Audio

bytcr-rt5640: fix the execution order

rt5640: Move standard DAC setup to EnableSeq.conf

bytcr-rt5640: Add support for devices without speakers and/or an internal mic

chtrt5645: Enable Internal MIC of ECS EF20EA

HDA-Intel/HiFi-dual: Add BootSequence and disable playback channels in verb init

HDA-Intel/HiFi-dual: Add EnableSequence and DisableSequence for Speaker and Headphones

sof-hda-dsp: Set Master Playback Switch on in the BootSequence

rt715: init: setup ADC07 to a proper volume

chtnau8824: Boost analog mic volumes a bit

chtnau8824: Add support for laptops using stereo DMICs

chtnau8824: Fix mono speaker config not working

Revert "ucm2: HDA/acp - add Capture simple mixer element to the ACP Mic device"

sof-soundwire: use the codecs/hda/hdmi.conf macro

codecs/hda/hdmi.conf - add DisplayPort to the device description (Comment)

fix the ucm2/codecs/hda/hdmi.conf use

alsa-topology-conf

/Makefile

Makefile: add SRCPATH to override the source .conf tree

Introduce Makefile to simplify the binary files availability

Description

Introduce Makefile to simplify the binary files availability

Changelog between 1.2.2 and 1.2.5 releases

alsa-tools

Core

Release v1.2.5

hdspmixer

hdspmixer: add output loopback buttons

hdspmixer: enhance saving of presets

alsa-plugins

Core

Release v1.2.5

A52 Output plugin

pcm_a52: Don't move bytes within the outbuf

pcm_a52: Don't pass EAGAIN errors from the slave to the caller

pcm_a52: Determine virtual hardware pointer upon slave pointer

Automatic upmix / downmix plugins

upmix: complete generalizing format

Jack PCM plugin

jack: add option to allow non-jack-aligned period size

OSS Mixer -> ALSA Control plugin

oss: fix the config (port -> device)

PulseAudio -> ALSA plugin

pulse: pcm - handle reading pulse stream hole

USB stream plugin

usb_stream: use snd_config_get_card() to decode the card number