From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:50:47 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Enhanced - minimal sleep
X-Git-Tag: v1.0.3~605
X-Git-Url: https://git.alsa-project.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4ee6606babaa79684ee28416fc61a25b25b99f58;p=alsa-lib.git

Enhanced - minimal sleep
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diff --git a/doc/pcm.doxygen b/doc/pcm.doxygen
index 536ebd78..568408f7 100644
--- a/doc/pcm.doxygen
+++ b/doc/pcm.doxygen
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ The timestamp mode specifies, if timestamps are activated. Currently, only
 \endlink modes are known. The mmap mode means that timestamp is taken
 on every period time boundary.
 
+\par Minimal sleep
+
+This parameters means the minimum of ticks to sleep using a standalone
+timer (usually the system timer). The tick resolution can be obtained
+via the function \link ::snd_pcm_hw_params_get_tick_time \endlink. This
+function can be used to fine-tune the transfer acknowledge process. It could
+be useful especially when some hardware does not support small transfer
+periods.
+
 \par Transfer align
 
 The read / write transfers can be aligned to this sample count. The modulo