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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt index ec2a02541d5b..bfa0c9aacb4b 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt @@ -278,6 +278,21 @@ current mixer configuration by reading and writing the whole file image. +Duplex Streams +============== + +Note that when attempting to use a single device file for playback and +capture, the OSS API provides no way to set the format, sample rate or +number of channels different in each direction. Thus + io_handle = open("device", O_RDWR) +will only function correctly if the values are the same in each direction. + +To use different values in the two directions, use both + input_handle = open("device", O_RDONLY) + output_handle = open("device", O_WRONLY) +and set the values for the corresponding handle. + + Unsupported Features ==================== |