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List:       linux-sound
Subject:    Re: which is preferred interface: SOUND_PCM... or SNDCTL_DSP... ?
From:       Hannu Savolainen <hannu () opensound ! com>
Date:       2000-06-27 21:49:23
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Britton wrote:

> 
> I was under the impression that the SOUND_PCM ioctls were now preferred,
> but I don't see any equivalent for SNDCTL_DSP_GETBLKSIZE.  Am I just
> missing it or is the old format still used for some things (or am I
> confused which is the old format)?  
The SOUND_PCM ioctls are completely obsolete and they exist only to
provide compatibility with some older applications. Use the SNDCTL_ ones
instead.

The OSS Programmer's Guide is available at http://www.opensound.com/pguide
and it documents all supported ioctl calls.

Best regards,

Hannu
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http://www.compusonic.fi (Finnish OSS pages)

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