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device clone on open


From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:49:25 +0100

hey,

I'd like to implement device cloning on open, as that would be of great use for pcm:

We already have vchans, i.e. we can play multiple sound sources mixed at the same time, but programs need to open /dev/dsp0.{0,1,2,3} to do this.

It would be much more convenient if programs just could use /dev/dsp and the pcm driver hands out virtual channels as long as they are available.

For this to work, we'd have to change the vnode in the fp. I'm a little bit confused how complicated this devices stuff is in the kernel. Why do we need to route everything over vnodes anyways? Whatever.

Is there a way to accomplish this? Anybody got some ideas?

cheers
  simon

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