Re: Tragic State of FreeBSD Audio/Sound

np <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:19:28 +0200
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Thank you, but as I told you I've an issue with my main MIDI keyboard (late=
ncy) which I've not fixed yet - I need to add a new MIDI interface in paral=
lel with the other=2E

Then, the sound card integrated in my AMD chipset mysteriously died=2E=2E =
I've a lot of other possibilities but I gave up for now=2E=2E

Le 22 juillet 2026 00:14:50 GMT+02:00, Christos Margiolis <christos@freebs=
d=2Eorg> a =C3=A9crit :
>On Mon Jul 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM EEST, np wrote:
>> Hi, afaik there is a hudge rework of the sound subsystem in progress, s=
ponsored by the FreeBSD foundation=2E But this should have been merged in o=
ne commit and not in small steps, because changes seem deep=2E
>
>This is a gradual work so it cannot be all committed in a massive
>commit=2E Our philosophy is to commit simple, self-contained patches so
>that it is easy to review them and also reference or revert specific
>changes=2E
>
>> I personally fix the MIDI part so that it is working on FreeBSD 13=2Ex,=
 but I don't know what changes will be merged/have been merged because the =
rework is now massive=2E
>>
>> At worst, waiting until this job is achieved, you can take the code und=
er sys/sound from FreeBSD 13=2Ex and use it under 15=2E0, with minor tweaks=
 in the source tree=2E
>
>Feel free to propose any patches whenever you want! :-)
>
>Christos
>

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<html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">Thank you, but as I told you I'v=
e an issue with my main MIDI keyboard (latency) which I've not fixed yet - =
I need to add a new MIDI interface in parallel with the other=2E<br><br>The=
n, the sound card integrated in my AMD chipset mysteriously died=2E=2E I've=
 a lot of other possibilities but I gave up for now=2E=2E</div><br><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">Le 22 juillet 2026 00:14:50 GMT+02=
:00, Christos Margiolis &lt;christos@freebsd=2Eorg&gt; a =C3=A9crit :</div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; bor=
der-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class=3D"com-fsck-k9__plain-text-message-pre"><div dir=3D"auto">On Mo=
n Jul 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM EEST, np wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin-bottom: 1ex; --com-fsck-k9__blockquote-default-bo=
rder-color: #729fcf;"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi, afaik there is a hudge rework o=
f the sound subsystem in progress, sponsored by the FreeBSD foundation=2E B=
ut this should have been merged in one commit and not in small steps, becau=
se changes seem deep=2E<br></div></blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br>This is=
 a gradual work so it cannot be all committed in a massive<br>commit=2E Our=
 philosophy is to commit simple, self-contained patches so<br>that it is ea=
sy to review them and also reference or revert specific<br>changes=2E<br><b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin-bottom: 1ex; --co=
m-fsck-k9__blockquote-default-border-color: #729fcf;"><div dir=3D"auto"> I =
personally fix the MIDI part so that it is working on FreeBSD 13=2Ex, but I=
 don't know what changes will be merged/have been merged because the rework=
 is now massive=2E<br><br> At worst, waiting until this job is achieved, yo=
u can take the code under sys/sound from FreeBSD 13=2Ex and use it under 15=
=2E0, with minor tweaks in the source tree=2E<br></div></blockquote><div di=
r=3D"auto"><br>Feel free to propose any patches whenever you want! :-)<br><=
br>Christos<br><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>
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