Re: OSS driver removal, 2nd round

On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 09:21:28PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:

Now that I've sent the first round of actually removing the code for OSS 
drivers where ALSA drivers without regressions exist for the same 
hardware, it's time for a second round amongst the remaining drivers.


Removing OSS drivers where ALSA drivers for the same hardware exists has 
two reasons:

1. remove obsolete and mostly unmaintained code
2. get bugs in the ALSA drivers reported that weren't previously
   reported due to the possible workaround of using the OSS drivers


The list below divides the OSS drivers into the following three
categories:
1. ALSA drivers for the same hardware
2. ALSA drivers for the same hardware with known problems
3. no ALSA drivers for the same hardware


My proposed timeline is:
- 2.6.18: let the drivers under 1. in the list below depend on
          OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
- 2.6.20: remove the options depending on OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
- 2.6.22: remove the code for the drivers that were depending on
          OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER from the kernel tree
...
2. ALSA drivers for the same hardware with known problems

DMASOUND_PMAC
- Olaf Hering regarding regressions in SND_POWERMAC:
  Some tumbler models work only after one plug/unplug cycle of
  the headphone. early powerbooks report/handle the mute settings
  incorrectly. there are likely more bugs.
...

Could anyone tell me whether there are still regressions in ALSA 
compared to DMASOUND_PMAC, and if yes give me bug numbers in the 
ALSA BTS so that I can track them?

TIA
Adrian

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