At Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:25:56 +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote: > > > >open pcm, and get a handle. > > > > > >snd_pcm_poll_descriptors(handle, &pfd, err); > > > > > >Get a poll file scriptor in pfd. > > > > > >select(nfds, rfds, wfds, efds, tvp); > > > > > >Is it possible to use this call with alsa ? > > > > select is generally deprecated in linux (linus says so!). but you can > > use the same pfds in select as in poll (select is implemented in the > > kernel using the poll code). the problem is interpreting the results > > you get back (as noted recently for the dmix plugin). > > select and pselect do allow for a more accurate timeout specification.
from the spec, yes. but nsec resolution would be never implemented :) > Why is select deprecated? because select is just a wrapper of poll in fact (on linux)? Takashi ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel