--- /dev/null
+/**
+ * \file include/control_external.h
+ * \brief External control plugin SDK
+ * \author Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
+ * \date 2005
+ *
+ * External control plugin SDK.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef __ALSA_CONTROL_EXTERNAL_H
+#define __ALSA_CONTROL_EXTERNAL_H
+
+#include "control.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \defgroup CtlPlugin_SDK External control plugin SDK
+ * \{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Define the object entry for external control plugins
+ */
+#define SND_CTL_PLUGIN_ENTRY(name) _snd_ctl_##name##_open
+
+/**
+ * Define the symbols of the given control plugin with versions
+ */
+#define SND_CTL_PLUGIN_SYMBOL(name) SND_DLSYM_BUILD_VERSION(SND_CTL_PLUGIN_ENTRY(name), SND_CONTROL_DLSYM_VERSION);
+
+/**
+ * Define the control plugin
+ */
+#define SND_CTL_PLUGIN_DEFINE_FUNC(plugin) \
+int SND_CTL_PLUGIN_ENTRY(plugin) (snd_ctl_t **handlep, const char *name,\
+ snd_config_t *root, snd_config_t *conf, int mode)
+
+/** External control plugin handle */
+typedef struct snd_ctl_ext snd_ctl_ext_t;
+/** Callback table of control ext */
+typedef struct snd_ctl_ext_callback snd_ctl_ext_callback_t;
+/** Key to access a control pointer */
+typedef unsigned long snd_ctl_ext_key_t;
+
+/*
+ * Protocol version
+ */
+#define SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_MAJOR 1 /**< Protocol major version */
+#define SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_MINOR 0 /**< Protocol minor version */
+#define SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_TINY 0 /**< Protocol tiny version */
+/**
+ * external plugin protocol version
+ */
+#define SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION ((SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_MAJOR<<16) |\
+ (SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_MINOR<<8) |\
+ (SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION_TINY))
+
+/** Handle of control ext */
+struct snd_ctl_ext {
+ /**
+ * protocol version; #SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION must be filled here
+ * before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ unsigned int version;
+ /**
+ * Index of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ int card_idx;
+ /**
+ * ID string of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ char id[16];
+ /**
+ * Driver name of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ char driver[16];
+ /**
+ * short name of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ char name[32];
+ /**
+ * Long name of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ char longname[80];
+ /**
+ * Mixer name of this card; must be filled before calling #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ char mixername[80];
+ /**
+ * poll descriptor
+ */
+ int poll_fd;
+
+ /**
+ * callbacks of this plugin; must be filled before calling #snd_pcm_ioplug_create()
+ */
+ const snd_ctl_ext_callback_t *callback;
+ /**
+ * private data, which can be used freely in the driver callbacks
+ */
+ void *private_data;
+ /**
+ * control handle filled by #snd_ctl_ext_create()
+ */
+ snd_ctl_t *handle;
+
+ int nonblock; /**< non-block mode; read-only */
+ int subscribed; /**< events subscribed; read-only */
+};
+
+/** Callback table of ext */
+struct snd_ctl_ext_callback {
+ void (*close)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext); /* opt */
+ void (*subscribe_events)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, int subscribe); /* opt */
+ int (*elem_count)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext); /* req */
+ int (*elem_list)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, unsigned int offset, snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id); /* req */
+ snd_ctl_ext_key_t (*find_elem)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, const snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id); /* req */
+ void (*free_key)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key); /* opt */
+ int (*get_attribute)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
+ int *type, unsigned int *acc, unsigned int *count); /* req */
+ int (*get_integer_info)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
+ long *imin, long *imax, long *istep);
+ int (*get_integer64_info)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
+ int64_t *imin, int64_t *imax, int64_t *istep);
+ int (*get_enumerated_info)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned int *items);
+ int (*get_enumerated_name)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned int item,
+ char *name, size_t name_max_len);
+ int (*read_integer)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, long *value);
+ int (*read_integer64)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, int64_t *value);
+ int (*read_enumerated)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned int *items);
+ int (*read_bytes)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned char *data,
+ size_t max_bytes);
+ int (*read_iec958)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, snd_aes_iec958_t *iec958);
+ int (*write_integer)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, long *value);
+ int (*write_integer64)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, int64_t *value);
+ int (*write_enumerated)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned int *items);
+ int (*write_bytes)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, unsigned char *data,
+ size_t max_bytes);
+ int (*write_iec958)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key, snd_aes_iec958_t *iec958);
+ int (*read_event)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id, unsigned int *event_mask);
+ int (*poll_descriptors_count)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext);
+ int (*poll_descriptors)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int space);
+ int (*poll_revents)(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int nfds, unsigned short *revents);
+};
+
+enum snd_ctl_ext_access_t {
+ SND_CTL_EXT_ACCESS_READ = (1<<0),
+ SND_CTL_EXT_ACCESS_WRITE = (1<<1),
+ SND_CTL_EXT_ACCESS_READWRITE = (3<<0),
+ SND_CTL_EXT_ACCESS_VOLATILE = (1<<2),
+ SND_CTL_EXT_ACCESS_INACTIVE = (1<<8),
+};
+
+#define SND_CTL_EXT_KEY_NOT_FOUND (snd_ctl_ext_key_t)(-1)
+
+int snd_ctl_ext_create(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, const char *name, int mode);
+int snd_ctl_ext_delete(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext);
+
+/** \} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __ALSA_CONTROL_EXTERNAL_H */
--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * Control Interface - External Control Plugin SDK
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
+ *
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "control_local.h"
+#include "control_external.h"
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_close(snd_ctl_t *handle)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ if (ext->callback->close)
+ ext->callback->close(ext);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_nonblock(snd_ctl_t *handle, int nonblock)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ ext->nonblock = nonblock;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_async(snd_ctl_t *ctl ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int sig ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ pid_t pid ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_subscribe_events(snd_ctl_t *handle, int subscribe)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ if (subscribe < 0)
+ return ext->subscribed;
+ ext->subscribed = !!subscribe;
+ if (ext->callback->subscribe_events)
+ ext->callback->subscribe_events(ext, subscribe);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_card_info(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_card_info_t *info)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+ info->card = ext->card_idx;
+ memcpy(info->id, ext->id, sizeof(info->id));
+ memcpy(info->driver, ext->driver, sizeof(info->driver));
+ memcpy(info->name, ext->name, sizeof(info->name));
+ memcpy(info->longname, ext->longname, sizeof(info->longname));
+ memcpy(info->mixername, ext->mixername, sizeof(info->mixername));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_list(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_elem_list_t *list)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+ int ret;
+ unsigned int i, offset;
+ snd_ctl_elem_id_t *ids;
+
+ list->count = ext->callback->elem_count(ext);
+ list->used = 0;
+ ids = list->pids;
+ offset = list->offset;
+ for (i = 0; i < list->space; i++) {
+ if (offset >= list->count)
+ break;
+ snd_ctl_elem_id_clear(ids);
+ ret = ext->callback->elem_list(ext, offset, ids);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ list->used++;
+ offset++;
+ ids++;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_info(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+ snd_ctl_ext_key_t key;
+ int type, ret;
+
+ key = ext->callback->find_elem(ext, &info->id);
+ if (key == SND_CTL_EXT_KEY_NOT_FOUND)
+ return -ENOENT;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_attribute(ext, key, &type, &info->access, &info->count);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto err;
+ info->type = type;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ switch (info->type) {
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+ info->value.integer.min = 0;
+ info->value.integer.max = 1;
+ ret = 0;
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER:
+ if (! ext->callback->get_integer_info)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_integer_info(ext, key, &info->value.integer.min,
+ &info->value.integer.max,
+ &info->value.integer.step);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER64:
+ if (! ext->callback->get_integer64_info)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_integer64_info(ext, key, &info->value.integer64.min,
+ &info->value.integer64.max,
+ &info->value.integer64.step);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED:
+ if (! ext->callback->get_enumerated_info)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_enumerated_info(ext, key, &info->value.enumerated.items);
+ ext->callback->get_enumerated_name(ext, key, info->value.enumerated.item,
+ info->value.enumerated.name,
+ sizeof(info->value.enumerated.name));
+ break;
+ default:
+ ret = 0;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ err:
+ if (ext->callback->free_key)
+ ext->callback->free_key(ext, key);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_add(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_replace(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_remove(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_read(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *control)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+ snd_ctl_ext_key_t key;
+ int type, ret;
+ unsigned int access, count;
+
+ key = ext->callback->find_elem(ext, &control->id);
+ if (key == SND_CTL_EXT_KEY_NOT_FOUND)
+ return -ENOENT;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_attribute(ext, key, &type, &access, &count);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto err;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ switch (type) {
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER:
+ if (! ext->callback->read_integer)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->read_integer(ext, key, control->value.integer.value);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER64:
+ if (! ext->callback->read_integer64)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->read_integer64(ext, key, control->value.integer64.value);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED:
+ if (! ext->callback->read_enumerated)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->read_enumerated(ext, key, control->value.enumerated.item);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BYTES:
+ if (! ext->callback->read_bytes)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->read_bytes(ext, key, control->value.bytes.data,
+ sizeof(control->value.bytes.data));
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_IEC958:
+ if (! ext->callback->read_iec958)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->read_iec958(ext, key, (snd_aes_iec958_t *)&control->value.iec958);
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ err:
+ if (ext->callback->free_key)
+ ext->callback->free_key(ext, key);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_write(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_elem_value_t *control)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+ snd_ctl_ext_key_t key;
+ int type, ret;
+ unsigned int access, count;
+
+ key = ext->callback->find_elem(ext, &control->id);
+ if (key == SND_CTL_EXT_KEY_NOT_FOUND)
+ return -ENOENT;
+ ret = ext->callback->get_attribute(ext, key, &type, &access, &count);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto err;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ switch (type) {
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER:
+ if (! ext->callback->write_integer)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->write_integer(ext, key, control->value.integer.value);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER64:
+ if (! ext->callback->write_integer64)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->write_integer64(ext, key, control->value.integer64.value);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED:
+ if (! ext->callback->write_enumerated)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->write_enumerated(ext, key, control->value.enumerated.item);
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BYTES:
+ if (! ext->callback->write_bytes)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->write_bytes(ext, key, control->value.bytes.data,
+ sizeof(control->value.bytes.data));
+ break;
+ case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_IEC958:
+ if (! ext->callback->write_iec958)
+ goto err;
+ ret = ext->callback->write_iec958(ext, key, (snd_aes_iec958_t *)&control->value.iec958);
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ err:
+ if (ext->callback->free_key)
+ ext->callback->free_key(ext, key);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_lock(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_elem_unlock(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_next_device(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int *device ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_prefer_subdevice(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int subdev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_hwdep_info(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_hwdep_info_t *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_pcm_info(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_pcm_info_t *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_rawmidi_info(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ snd_rawmidi_info_t *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_set_power_state(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ unsigned int state ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_get_power_state(snd_ctl_t *handle ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ unsigned int *state ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_read(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_event_t *event)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ memset(event, 0, sizeof(*event));
+ return ext->callback->read_event(ext, &event->data.elem.id, &event->data.elem.mask);
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_poll_descriptors_count(snd_ctl_t *handle)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ if (ext->callback->poll_descriptors_count)
+ return ext->callback->poll_descriptors_count(ext);
+ if (ext->poll_fd >= 0)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_poll_descriptors(snd_ctl_t *handle, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int space)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ if (ext->callback->poll_descriptors)
+ return ext->callback->poll_descriptors(ext, pfds, space);
+ if (ext->poll_fd < 0)
+ return 0;
+ if (space > 0) {
+ pfds->fd = ext->poll_fd;
+ pfds->events = POLLIN|POLLERR|POLLNVAL;
+ return 1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_ext_poll_revents(snd_ctl_t *handle, struct pollfd *pfds, unsigned int nfds, unsigned short *revents)
+{
+ snd_ctl_ext_t *ext = handle->private_data;
+
+ if (ext->callback->poll_revents)
+ return ext->callback->poll_revents(ext, pfds, nfds, revents);
+ if (nfds == 1) {
+ *revents = pfds->revents;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static snd_ctl_ops_t snd_ctl_ext_ops = {
+ .close = snd_ctl_ext_close,
+ .nonblock = snd_ctl_ext_nonblock,
+ .async = snd_ctl_ext_async,
+ .subscribe_events = snd_ctl_ext_subscribe_events,
+ .card_info = snd_ctl_ext_card_info,
+ .element_list = snd_ctl_ext_elem_list,
+ .element_info = snd_ctl_ext_elem_info,
+ .element_add = snd_ctl_ext_elem_add,
+ .element_replace = snd_ctl_ext_elem_replace,
+ .element_remove = snd_ctl_ext_elem_remove,
+ .element_read = snd_ctl_ext_elem_read,
+ .element_write = snd_ctl_ext_elem_write,
+ .element_lock = snd_ctl_ext_elem_lock,
+ .element_unlock = snd_ctl_ext_elem_unlock,
+ .hwdep_next_device = snd_ctl_ext_next_device,
+ .hwdep_info = snd_ctl_ext_hwdep_info,
+ .pcm_next_device = snd_ctl_ext_next_device,
+ .pcm_info = snd_ctl_ext_pcm_info,
+ .pcm_prefer_subdevice = snd_ctl_ext_prefer_subdevice,
+ .rawmidi_next_device = snd_ctl_rawmidi_next_device,
+ .rawmidi_info = snd_ctl_ext_rawmidi_info,
+ .rawmidi_prefer_subdevice = snd_ctl_ext_prefer_subdevice,
+ .set_power_state = snd_ctl_ext_set_power_state,
+ .get_power_state = snd_ctl_ext_get_power_state,
+ .read = snd_ctl_ext_read,
+ .poll_descriptors_count = snd_ctl_ext_poll_descriptors_count,
+ .poll_descriptors = snd_ctl_ext_poll_descriptors,
+ .poll_revents = snd_ctl_ext_poll_revents,
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Create an external control plugin instance
+ * \param ext the plugin handle
+ * \param name name of control
+ * \param mode control open mode
+ * \return 0 if successful, or a negative error code
+ *
+ * Creates the external control instance.
+ *
+ */
+int snd_ctl_ext_create(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext, const char *name, int mode)
+{
+ snd_ctl_t *ctl;
+ int err;
+
+ if (ext->version != SND_CTL_EXT_VERSION) {
+ SNDERR("ctl_ext: Plugin version mismatch\n");
+ return -ENXIO;
+ }
+
+ err = snd_ctl_new(&ctl, SND_CTL_TYPE_EXT, name);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+
+ ext->handle = ctl;
+
+ ctl->ops = &snd_ctl_ext_ops;
+ ctl->private_data = ext;
+ ctl->poll_fd = ext->poll_fd;
+ if (mode & SND_CTL_NONBLOCK)
+ ext->nonblock = 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Delete the external control plugin
+ * \param ext the plugin handle
+ * \return 0 if successful, or a negative error code
+ */
+int snd_ctl_ext_delete(snd_ctl_ext_t *ext)
+{
+ return snd_ctl_close(ext->handle);
+}