From 4ee6606babaa79684ee28416fc61a25b25b99f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaroslav Kysela Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:50:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Enhanced - minimal sleep --- doc/pcm.doxygen | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) 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 -- 2.47.1