]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - modules/audio_output/alsa.c
Fix some typos.
[vlc] / modules / audio_output / alsa.c
index 03fd35bdbdf04a7e5b685b8bb881cc52b85af73c..69190c7ffacf177a5cbf2df4ec98250405ce09d6 100644 (file)
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
 #include <vlc_common.h>
 #include <vlc_plugin.h>
 
 #include <vlc_dialog.h>
 
 #include <vlc_aout.h>
+#include <vlc_cpu.h>
 
 /* ALSA part
    Note: we use the new API which is available since 0.9.0beta10a. */
 #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
 #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_SW_PARAMS_API
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+#include <alsa/version.h>
 
 /*#define ALSA_DEBUG*/
 
@@ -62,13 +66,9 @@ struct aout_sys_t
     snd_output_t      * p_snd_stderr;
 #endif
 
-    int b_playing;                                         /* playing status */
-    mtime_t start_date;
-
-    vlc_mutex_t lock;
-    vlc_cond_t  wait ;
-
-    snd_pcm_status_t *p_status;
+    mtime_t      start_date;
+    vlc_thread_t thread;
+    vlc_sem_t    wait;
 };
 
 #define A52_FRAME_NB 1536
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ struct aout_sys_t
 static int   Open         ( vlc_object_t * );
 static void  Close        ( vlc_object_t * );
 static void  Play         ( aout_instance_t * );
-static void* ALSAThread   ( vlc_object_t * );
+static void* ALSAThread   ( void * );
 static void  ALSAFill     ( aout_instance_t * );
 static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
                                 vlc_value_t newval, vlc_value_t oldval, void *p_unused );
+static void GetDevicesForCard( vlc_object_t *, module_config_t *, int card );
+static void GetDevices( vlc_object_t *, module_config_t * );
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
@@ -121,9 +123,9 @@ vlc_module_end ()
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Probe: probe the audio device for available formats and channels
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
-                   const char * psz_device, const char * psz_iec_device,
-                   int *pi_snd_pcm_format )
+static int Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
+                  const char * psz_device, const char * psz_iec_device,
+                  int *pi_snd_pcm_format )
 {
     struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
     vlc_value_t val, text;
@@ -138,9 +140,9 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
      * the blocking mode */
 
     /* Now test linear PCM capabilities */
-    if ( !(i_ret = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_device,
-                                 SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
-                                 SND_PCM_NONBLOCK ) ) )
+    i_ret = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_device,
+                          SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK );
+    if( i_ret == 0 )
     {
         int i_channels;
         snd_pcm_hw_params_t * p_hw;
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
                               ", disabling linear PCM audio" );
             snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
             var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-            return;
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
 
         if ( snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
                           "word order, disabling linear PCM audio" );
                 snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
                 var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-                return;
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
         }
 
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
                     break;
                 case 6:
                     val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_5_1;
-                    text.psz_string = "5.1";
+                    text.psz_string = (char *)"5.1";
                     var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
                                 VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
                     break;
@@ -243,15 +245,15 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
     if ( psz_iec_device )
     {
         /* Opening the device should be enough */
-        if ( !(i_ret = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_iec_device,
-                                     SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
-                                     SND_PCM_NONBLOCK ) ) )
+        i_ret = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_iec_device,
+                              SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK );
+        if( i_ret == 0 )
         {
             val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_SPDIF;
             text.psz_string = (char*)N_("A/52 over S/PDIF");
             var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
                         VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-            if( config_GetInt( p_aout, "spdif" ) )
+            if( var_InheritBool( p_aout, "spdif" ) )
                 var_Set( p_aout, "audio-device", val );
 
             snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
@@ -264,17 +266,45 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
     }
 
     var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_CHOICESCOUNT, &val, NULL );
+#if (SND_LIB_VERSION <= 0x010015)
+# warning Please update alsa-lib to version > 1.0.21a.
+    var_Create( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+    if( val.i_int <= 0 )
+    {
+        if( var_GetBool( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working" ) )
+            dialog_Fatal( p_aout, "ALSA version problem",
+                "VLC failed to re-initialize your sound output device.\n"
+                "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.22 or higher "
+                "to fix this issue." );
+    }
+    else
+        var_SetBool( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working", true );
+#endif
     if( val.i_int <= 0 )
     {
         /* Probe() has failed. */
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "failed to find a useable alsa configuration" );
+#if (SND_LIB_VERSION <= 0x010017)
+# warning Please update alsa-lib to version > 1.0.23.
+        var_Create( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+        if( !var_GetBool( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken" ) )
+        {
+            var_SetBool( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken", true );
+            dialog_Fatal( p_aout, "Potential ALSA version problem",
+                "VLC failed to initialize your sound output device (if any).\n"
+                "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.24 or higher "
+                "to try to fix this issue." );
+        }
+#endif
+        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "failed to find a usable ALSA configuration" );
         var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-        return;
+        GetDevices( VLC_OBJECT(p_aout), NULL );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /* Add final settings to the variable */
     var_AddCallback( p_aout, "audio-device", aout_ChannelsRestart, NULL );
     var_SetBool( p_aout, "intf-change", true );
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -288,134 +318,119 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
 static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
     aout_instance_t * p_aout = (aout_instance_t *)p_this;
-    struct aout_sys_t * p_sys;
-    vlc_value_t val;
-
-    char psz_default_iec_device[128]; /* Buffer used to store the default
-                                         S/PDIF device */
-    char * psz_device, * psz_iec_device; /* device names for PCM and S/PDIF
-                                            output */
-
-    int i_vlc_pcm_format; /* Audio format for VLC's data */
-    int i_snd_pcm_format; /* Audio format for ALSA's data */
-
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_buffer_size = 0;
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_period_size = 0;
-    int i_channels = 0;
-
-    snd_pcm_hw_params_t *p_hw;
-    snd_pcm_sw_params_t *p_sw;
-
-    int i_snd_rc = -1;
-    unsigned int i_old_rate;
-    bool b_retry = true;
 
     /* Allocate structures */
-    p_aout->output.p_sys = p_sys = malloc( sizeof( aout_sys_t ) );
+    aout_sys_t * p_sys = malloc( sizeof( aout_sys_t ) );
     if( p_sys == NULL )
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
-    p_sys->b_playing = false;
-    p_sys->start_date = 0;
-    vlc_cond_init( &p_sys->wait );
-    vlc_mutex_init( &p_sys->lock );
+    p_aout->output.p_sys = p_sys;
 
     /* Get device name */
-    if( (psz_device = config_GetPsz( p_aout, "alsa-audio-device" )) == NULL )
+    char *psz_device = var_InheritString( p_aout, "alsa-audio-device" );
+    if( unlikely(psz_device == NULL) )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "no audio device given (maybe \"default\" ?)" );
-        dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("No Audio Device"),
-                        _("No audio device name was given. You might want to " \
-                          "enter \"default\".") );
-        free( p_sys );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        psz_device = strdup( DEFAULT_ALSA_DEVICE );
+        if( unlikely(psz_device == NULL) )
+        {
+            free( p_sys );
+            return VLC_ENOMEM;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Choose the IEC device for S/PDIF output:
-       if the device is overriden by the user then it will be the one
+       if the device is overridden by the user then it will be the one
        otherwise we compute the default device based on the output format. */
-    if( AOUT_FMT_NON_LINEAR( &p_aout->output.output )
-        && !strcmp( psz_device, DEFAULT_ALSA_DEVICE ) )
+    char *psz_iec_device = NULL;
+    if( AOUT_FMT_NON_LINEAR( &p_aout->output.output ) )
     {
-        snprintf( psz_default_iec_device, sizeof(psz_default_iec_device),
-                  "iec958:AES0=0x%x,AES1=0x%x,AES2=0x%x,AES3=0x%x",
-                  IEC958_AES0_CON_EMPHASIS_NONE | IEC958_AES0_NONAUDIO,
-                  IEC958_AES1_CON_ORIGINAL | IEC958_AES1_CON_PCM_CODER,
-                  0,
-                  ( p_aout->output.output.i_rate == 48000 ?
-                    IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_48000 :
-                    ( p_aout->output.output.i_rate == 44100 ?
-                      IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_44100 : IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_32000 ) ) );
-        psz_iec_device = psz_default_iec_device;
-    }
-    else if( AOUT_FMT_NON_LINEAR( &p_aout->output.output ) )
-    {
-        psz_iec_device = psz_device;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        psz_iec_device = NULL;
+        if( !strcmp( psz_device, DEFAULT_ALSA_DEVICE ) )
+        {
+            unsigned aes3;
+
+            switch( p_aout->output.output.i_rate )
+            {
+              case 48000:
+                aes3 = IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_48000;
+                break;
+              case 44100:
+                aes3 = IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_44100;
+                break;
+              default:
+                aes3 = IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_32000;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if( asprintf( &psz_iec_device,
+                          "iec958:AES0=0x%x,AES1=0x%x,AES2=0x%x,AES3=0x%x",
+                          IEC958_AES0_CON_EMPHASIS_NONE | IEC958_AES0_NONAUDIO,
+                          IEC958_AES1_CON_ORIGINAL | IEC958_AES1_CON_PCM_CODER,
+                          0, aes3 ) == -1 )
+            {
+                free( psz_device );
+                free( p_sys );
+                return VLC_ENOMEM;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            psz_iec_device = strdup( psz_device );
     }
 
     /* Choose the linear PCM format (read the comment above about FPU
        and float32) */
-    if( vlc_CPU() & CPU_CAPABILITY_FPU )
-    {
-        i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
+    int i_snd_pcm_format; /* Audio format for ALSA's data */
+    if( HAVE_FPU )
         i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT;
-    }
     else
-    {
-        i_vlc_pcm_format = AOUT_FMT_S16_NE;
         i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-    }
 
     /* If the variable doesn't exist then it's the first time we're called
        and we have to probe the available audio formats and channels */
-    if ( var_Type( p_aout, "audio-device" ) == 0 )
-    {
-        Probe( p_aout, psz_device, psz_iec_device, &i_snd_pcm_format );
-    }
-
-    if ( var_Get( p_aout, "audio-device", &val ) < 0 )
+    if( var_Type( p_aout, "audio-device" ) == 0
+     && Probe( p_aout, psz_device, psz_iec_device, &i_snd_pcm_format ) )
     {
-        free( p_sys );
-        free( psz_device );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+         free( psz_iec_device );
+         free( psz_device );
+         free( p_sys );
+         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    p_aout->output.output.i_format = i_vlc_pcm_format;
-    if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_5_1 )
+    bool spdif = false;
+    switch( var_GetInteger( p_aout, "audio-device") )
     {
+      case AOUT_VAR_5_1:
         p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels
             = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER
                | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT
                | AOUT_CHAN_LFE;
         free( psz_device );
         psz_device = strdup( "surround51" );
-    }
-    else if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_2F2R )
-    {
+        break;
+      case AOUT_VAR_2F2R:
         p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels
             = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
                | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT;
         free( psz_device );
         psz_device = strdup( "surround40" );
-    }
-    else if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_STEREO )
-    {
+        break;
+    case AOUT_VAR_STEREO:
         p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels
             = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT;
-    }
-    else if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_MONO )
-    {
+        break;
+    case AOUT_VAR_MONO:
         p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels = AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
-    }
-    else if( val.i_int != AOUT_VAR_SPDIF )
-    {
+        break;
+    case AOUT_VAR_SPDIF:
+        spdif = true;
+        free( psz_device );
+        psz_device = psz_iec_device;
+        psz_iec_device = NULL;
+        break;
+    default:
         /* This should not happen ! */
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "internal: can't find audio-device (%i)", val.i_int );
-        free( p_sys );
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot find audio-device" );
+        free( psz_iec_device );
         free( psz_device );
+        free( p_sys );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -424,25 +439,58 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 #endif
 
     /* Open the device */
-    if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_SPDIF )
+    msg_Dbg( p_aout, "opening ALSA device `%s'", psz_device );
+    for( unsigned i = 10; i; i-- )
     {
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_iec_device,
-                            SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0 ) ) < 0 )
+        int val = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_device,
+                                SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK );
+        if( val == 0 )
+            break; /* success! */
+
+        if( val != -EBUSY )
         {
             msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot open ALSA device `%s' (%s)",
-                             psz_iec_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+                     psz_device, snd_strerror( val ) );
             dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("Audio output failed"),
-                            _("VLC could not open the ALSA device \"%s\" (%s)."),
-                            psz_iec_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+                          _("VLC could not open the ALSA device \"%s\" (%s)."),
+                          psz_device, snd_strerror( val ) );
+            free( psz_device );
             free( p_sys );
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        }
+
+        /* Since it seems snd_pcm_close hasn't really released the device at
+          the time it returns, probe if the device is available in loop for 1s.
+          We cannot use blocking mode since the we would wait indefinitely when
+          switching from a dmx device to surround51. */
+        if( i == 1 )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_aout, "audio device %s is already in use",
+                     psz_device );
+            dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("Audio output failed"),
+                          _("The audio device \"%s\" is already in use."),
+                          psz_device );
             free( psz_device );
+            free( p_sys );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
+        msleep( CLOCK_FREQ / 10 );
+    }
+    free( psz_device );
+
+    /* We want blocking mode */
+    snd_pcm_nonblock( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, 0 );
+
+    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_buffer_size;
+    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_period_size;
+    int i_channels;
+
+    if( spdif )
+    {
         i_buffer_size = ALSA_SPDIF_BUFFER_SIZE;
         i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
         i_channels = 2;
 
-        i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL;
         p_aout->output.i_nb_samples = i_period_size = ALSA_SPDIF_PERIOD_SIZE;
         p_aout->output.output.i_bytes_per_frame = AOUT_SPDIF_SIZE;
         p_aout->output.output.i_frame_length = A52_FRAME_NB;
@@ -451,48 +499,6 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     }
     else
     {
-        int i;
-
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "opening ALSA device `%s'", psz_device );
-
-        /* Since it seems snd_pcm_close hasn't really released the device at
-          the time it returns, probe if the device is available in loop for 1s.
-          We cannot use blocking mode since the we would wait indefinitely when
-          switching from a dmx device to surround51. */
-
-        for( i = 10; i >= 0; i-- )
-        {
-            if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_device,
-                   SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK ) ) == -EBUSY )
-            {
-                if( i ) msleep( 100000 /* 100ms */ );
-                else
-                {
-                    msg_Err( p_aout, "audio device: %s is already in use",
-                              psz_device );
-                    dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("Audio output failed"),
-                                    _("The audio device \"%s\" is already in use."),
-                                    psz_device );
-                }
-                continue;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot open ALSA device `%s' (%s)",
-                             psz_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("Audio output failed"),
-                            _("VLC could not open the ALSA device \"%s\" (%s)."),
-                            psz_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            free( p_sys );
-            free( psz_device );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
-
-        /* We want blocking mode */
-        snd_pcm_nonblock( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, 0 );
-
         i_buffer_size = ALSA_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE;
         i_channels = aout_FormatNbChannels( &p_aout->output.output );
 
@@ -501,169 +507,153 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         aout_VolumeSoftInit( p_aout );
     }
 
-    /* Free psz_device so that all the remaining data is stack-allocated */
-    free( psz_device );
-
     p_aout->output.pf_play = Play;
 
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_t *p_hw;
+    snd_pcm_sw_params_t *p_sw;
+
     snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca(&p_hw);
     snd_pcm_sw_params_alloca(&p_sw);
 
     /* Due to some bugs in alsa with some drivers, we need to retry in s16l
        if snd_pcm_hw_params fails in fl32 */
-    while ( b_retry )
+    int val;
+retry:
+    /* Get Initial hardware parameters */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_any( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw );
+    if( val < 0 )
     {
-        b_retry = false;
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to retrieve hardware parameters (%s)",
+                snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-        /* Get Initial hardware parameters */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_any( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw ) ) < 0 )
+    /* Set format. */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
+                                        i_snd_pcm_format );
+    if( val < 0 )
+    {
+        if( i_snd_pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 )
         {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to retrieve initial hardware parameters (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
+            i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+            val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
+                                                    p_hw, i_snd_pcm_format );
         }
-
-        /* Set format. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                    i_snd_pcm_format ) ) < 0 )
+        if ( val < 0 )
         {
-            if( i_snd_pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 )
-            {
-                i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-                i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                                     p_hw, i_snd_pcm_format );
-            }
-            if ( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-            {
-                msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set stream sample size and "
-                     "word order (%s)", snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-                goto error;
-            }
+            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set stream sample size and "
+                     "word order (%s)", snd_strerror( val ) );
+            goto error;
         }
-        if( i_vlc_pcm_format != VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL )
+    }
+
+    vlc_fourcc_t i_vlc_pcm_format;
+    if( spdif )
+        i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL;
+    else
         switch( i_snd_pcm_format )
         {
-        case SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT:
+          case SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT:
             i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
             break;
-        case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16:
-            i_vlc_pcm_format = AOUT_FMT_S16_NE;
+          case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16:
+            i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
             break;
+          default:
+            assert(0);
         }
-        p_aout->output.output.i_format = i_vlc_pcm_format;
+    p_aout->output.output.i_format = i_vlc_pcm_format;
 
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                    SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED ) ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set interleaved stream format (%s)",
-                             snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
-        }
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
+                                        SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED );
+    if( val < 0 )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set interleaved stream format (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-        /* Set channels. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                      i_channels ) ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set number of output channels (%s)",
-                             snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
-        }
+    /* Set channels. */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw, i_channels );
+    if( val < 0 )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set number of output channels (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-        /* Set rate. */
-        i_old_rate = p_aout->output.output.i_rate;
-#ifdef HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                &p_aout->output.output.i_rate,
-                                                NULL );
-#else
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                p_aout->output.output.i_rate,
-                                                NULL );
-#endif
-        if( i_snd_rc < 0 || p_aout->output.output.i_rate != i_old_rate )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_aout, "The rate %d Hz is not supported by your " \
-                "hardware. Using %d Hz instead.\n", i_old_rate, \
-                p_aout->output.output.i_rate );
-        }
+    /* Set rate. */
+    unsigned i_old_rate = p_aout->output.output.i_rate;
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
+                                           &p_aout->output.output.i_rate,
+                                           NULL );
+    if( val < 0 || p_aout->output.output.i_rate != i_old_rate )
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_aout, "The rate %d Hz is not supported by your " \
+                  "hardware. Using %d Hz instead.\n", i_old_rate, \
+                  p_aout->output.output.i_rate );
+    }
 
-        /* Set period size. */
-#ifdef HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, &i_period_size, NULL ) ) < 0 )
-#else
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, i_period_size, NULL ) ) < 0 )
-#endif
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set period size (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
-        }
-        p_aout->output.i_nb_samples = i_period_size;
-
-/* Set buffer size. */
-#ifdef HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, &i_buffer_size ) ) < 0 )
-#else
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, i_buffer_size ) ) < 0 )
-#endif
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set buffer size (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
-        }
+    /* Set period size. */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
+                                                  &i_period_size, NULL );
+    if( val < 0 )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set period size (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
+    }
+    p_aout->output.i_nb_samples = i_period_size;
 
-        /* Commit hardware parameters. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw ) ) < 0 )
+    /* Set buffer size. */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
+                                                  &i_buffer_size );
+    if( val )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set buffer size (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* Commit hardware parameters. */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw );
+    if( val < 0 )
+    {
+        if( i_snd_pcm_format == SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT )
         {
-            if ( b_retry == false &&
-                                i_snd_pcm_format == SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT)
-            {
-                b_retry = true;
-                i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-                p_aout->output.output.i_format = AOUT_FMT_S16_NE;
-                msg_Warn( p_aout, "unable to commit hardware configuration "
-                                  "with fl32 samples. Retrying with s16l (%s)",                                     snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to commit hardware configuration (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-                goto error;
-            }
+            i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+            p_aout->output.output.i_format = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
+            msg_Warn( p_aout, "unable to commit hardware configuration "
+                     "with fl32 samples (%s). Retrying with s16l.",
+                     snd_strerror( val ) );
+            goto retry;
         }
+        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to commit hardware configuration (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
+        goto error;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API
-    if( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time( p_hw,
-                                    &p_sys->i_period_time, NULL ) ) < 0 )
-#else
-    if( ( p_sys->i_period_time =
-                  (int)snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time( p_hw, NULL ) ) < 0 )
-#endif
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time( p_hw, &p_sys->i_period_time,
+                                             NULL );
+    if( val < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to get period time (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
         goto error;
     }
 
     /* Get Initial software parameters */
     snd_pcm_sw_params_current( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw );
 
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_sleep_min( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw, 0 );
-
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_avail_min( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw,
-                                                p_aout->output.i_nb_samples );
+    snd_pcm_sw_params_set_avail_min( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw,
+                                     p_aout->output.i_nb_samples );
     /* start playing when one period has been written */
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw,
-                                                      ALSA_DEFAULT_PERIOD_SIZE);
-    if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
+    val = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw,
+                                                 ALSA_DEFAULT_PERIOD_SIZE);
+    if( val < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set start threshold (%s)",
-                          snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -682,11 +672,15 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     snd_output_printf( p_sys->p_snd_stderr, "\n" );
 #endif
 
+    p_sys->start_date = 0;
+    vlc_sem_init( &p_sys->wait, 0 );
+
     /* Create ALSA thread and wait for its readiness. */
-    if( vlc_thread_create( p_aout, "aout", ALSAThread,
-                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT ) )
+    if( vlc_clone( &p_sys->thread, ALSAThread, p_aout,
+                   VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT ) )
     {
         msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot create ALSA thread (%m)" );
+        vlc_sem_destroy( &p_sys->wait );
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -701,24 +695,24 @@ error:
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
+static void PlayIgnore( aout_instance_t *p_aout )
+{   /* Already playing - nothing to do */
+    (void) p_aout;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Play: nothing to do
+ * Play: start playback
  *****************************************************************************/
 static void Play( aout_instance_t *p_aout )
 {
-    if( !p_aout->output.p_sys->b_playing )
-    {
-        p_aout->output.p_sys->b_playing = 1;
+    p_aout->output.pf_play = PlayIgnore;
 
-        /* get the playing date of the first aout buffer */
-        p_aout->output.p_sys->start_date =
-            aout_FifoFirstDate( p_aout, &p_aout->output.fifo );
+    /* get the playing date of the first aout buffer */
+    p_aout->output.p_sys->start_date =
+        aout_FifoFirstDate( p_aout, &p_aout->output.fifo );
 
-        /* wake up the audio output thread */
-        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_aout->output.p_sys->lock );
-        vlc_cond_signal( &p_aout->output.p_sys->wait );
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_aout->output.p_sys->lock );
-    }
+    /* wake up the audio output thread */
+    sem_post( &p_aout->output.p_sys->wait );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -728,66 +722,42 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
     aout_instance_t *p_aout = (aout_instance_t *)p_this;
     struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-    int i_snd_rc;
 
     /* Make sure that the thread will stop once it is waken up */
-    vlc_object_kill( p_aout );
-
-    /* make sure the audio output thread is waken up */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_aout->output.p_sys->lock );
-    vlc_cond_signal( &p_aout->output.p_sys->wait );
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_aout->output.p_sys->lock );
-
-    /* */
-    vlc_thread_join( p_aout );
-    p_aout->b_die = false;
-
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-
-    if( i_snd_rc > 0 )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "failed closing ALSA device (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-    }
+    vlc_cancel( p_sys->thread );
+    vlc_join( p_sys->thread, NULL );
+    vlc_sem_destroy( &p_sys->wait );
 
+    snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
 #ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
     snd_output_close( p_sys->p_snd_stderr );
 #endif
-
     free( p_sys );
 }
 
+static void pcm_drop(void *pcm)
+{
+    snd_pcm_drop(pcm);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * ALSAThread: asynchronous thread used to DMA the data to the device
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void* ALSAThread( vlc_object_t* p_this )
+static void* ALSAThread( void *data )
 {
-    aout_instance_t * p_aout = (aout_instance_t*)p_this;
+    aout_instance_t * p_aout = data;
     struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-    int canc = vlc_savecancel ();
-    p_sys->p_status = (snd_pcm_status_t *)malloc(snd_pcm_status_sizeof());
 
     /* Wait for the exact time to start playing (avoids resampling) */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock );
-    while( !p_sys->start_date && vlc_object_alive (p_aout) )
-        vlc_cond_wait( &p_sys->wait, &p_sys->lock );
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-
-    if( !vlc_object_alive (p_aout) )
-       goto cleanup;
-
+    vlc_sem_wait( &p_sys->wait );
     mwait( p_sys->start_date - AOUT_PTS_TOLERANCE / 4 );
 
-    while ( vlc_object_alive (p_aout) )
-    {
+    vlc_cleanup_push( pcm_drop, p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
+    for(;;)
         ALSAFill( p_aout );
-    }
 
-cleanup:
-    snd_pcm_drop( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-    free( p_aout->output.p_sys->p_status );
-    vlc_restorecancel (canc);
-    return NULL;
+    assert(0);
+    vlc_cleanup_pop();
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -796,15 +766,17 @@ cleanup:
 static void ALSAFill( aout_instance_t * p_aout )
 {
     struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-    aout_buffer_t * p_buffer;
-    snd_pcm_status_t * p_status = p_sys->p_status;
+    snd_pcm_t *p_pcm = p_sys->p_snd_pcm;
+    snd_pcm_status_t * p_status;
     int i_snd_rc;
     mtime_t next_date;
 
+    int canc = vlc_savecancel();
     /* Fill in the buffer until space or audio output buffer shortage */
 
     /* Get the status */
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_status( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_status );
+    snd_pcm_status_alloca(&p_status);
+    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_status( p_pcm, p_status );
     if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot get device status" );
@@ -815,8 +787,7 @@ static void ALSAFill( aout_instance_t * p_aout )
     if( snd_pcm_status_get_state( p_status ) == SND_PCM_STATE_XRUN )
     {
         /* Prepare the device */
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-
+        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_pcm );
         if( i_snd_rc )
         {
             msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot recover from buffer underrun" );
@@ -826,7 +797,7 @@ static void ALSAFill( aout_instance_t * p_aout )
         msg_Dbg( p_aout, "recovered from buffer underrun" );
 
         /* Get the new status */
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_status( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_status );
+        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_status( p_pcm, p_status );
         if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
         {
             msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot get device status after recovery" );
@@ -841,73 +812,93 @@ static void ALSAFill( aout_instance_t * p_aout )
         /* Here the device should be in RUNNING state, p_status is valid. */
         snd_pcm_sframes_t delay = snd_pcm_status_get_delay( p_status );
         if( delay == 0 ) /* workaround buggy alsa drivers */
-            if( snd_pcm_delay( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, &delay ) < 0 )
+            if( snd_pcm_delay( p_pcm, &delay ) < 0 )
                 delay = 0; /* FIXME: use a positive minimal delay */
-        int i_bytes = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, delay );
-        next_date = mdate() + ( (mtime_t)i_bytes * 1000000
+
+        size_t i_bytes = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes( p_pcm, delay );
+        mtime_t delay_us = CLOCK_FREQ * i_bytes
                 / p_aout->output.output.i_bytes_per_frame
                 / p_aout->output.output.i_rate
-                * p_aout->output.output.i_frame_length );
+                * p_aout->output.output.i_frame_length;
 
 #ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
         snd_pcm_state_t state = snd_pcm_status_get_state( p_status );
         if( state != SND_PCM_STATE_RUNNING )
             msg_Err( p_aout, "pcm status (%d) != RUNNING", state );
 
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Delay is %ld frames (%d bytes)", delay, i_bytes );
+        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Delay is %ld frames (%zu bytes)", delay, i_bytes );
 
         msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Bytes per frame: %d", p_aout->output.output.i_bytes_per_frame );
         msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Rate: %d", p_aout->output.output.i_rate );
         msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Frame length: %d", p_aout->output.output.i_frame_length );
-
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Next date is in %d microseconds", (int)(next_date - mdate()) );
+        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "Next date: in %"PRId64" microseconds", delay_us );
 #endif
+        next_date = mdate() + delay_us;
     }
 
-    p_buffer = aout_OutputNextBuffer( p_aout, next_date,
+    block_t *p_buffer = aout_OutputNextBuffer( p_aout, next_date,
            (p_aout->output.output.i_format ==  VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL) );
 
     /* Audio output buffer shortage -> stop the fill process and wait */
     if( p_buffer == NULL )
         goto error;
 
+    block_cleanup_push( p_buffer );
     for (;;)
     {
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_writei( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_buffer->p_buffer,
-                                   p_buffer->i_nb_samples );
-        if( i_snd_rc != -ESTRPIPE )
-            break;
+        int n = snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_count(p_pcm);
+        struct pollfd ufd[n];
+        unsigned short revents;
+
+        snd_pcm_poll_descriptors(p_pcm, ufd, n);
+        do
+        {
+            vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+            poll(ufd, n, -1);
+            canc = vlc_savecancel();
+            snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_revents(p_pcm, ufd, n, &revents);
+        }
+        while(!revents);
+
+        if(revents & POLLOUT)
+        {
+            i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_writei( p_pcm, p_buffer->p_buffer,
+                                       p_buffer->i_nb_samples );
+            if( i_snd_rc != -ESTRPIPE )
+                break;
+        }
 
         /* a suspend event occurred
          * (stream is suspended and waiting for an application recovery) */
         msg_Dbg( p_aout, "entering in suspend mode, trying to resume..." );
 
-        while( vlc_object_alive (p_aout) && vlc_object_alive (p_aout->p_libvlc) &&
-               ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_resume( p_sys->p_snd_pcm ) ) == -EAGAIN )
+        while( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_resume( p_pcm ) ) == -EAGAIN )
         {
-            msleep( 1000000 );
+            vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+            msleep(CLOCK_FREQ); /* device still suspended, wait... */
+            canc = vlc_savecancel();
         }
 
         if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-            /* Device does not supprot resuming, restart it */
-            i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
+            /* Device does not support resuming, restart it */
+            i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_pcm );
 
     }
 
     if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
         msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot write: %s", snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
 
-    aout_BufferFree( p_buffer );
+    vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+    vlc_cleanup_run();
     return;
 
 error:
     if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
         msg_Err( p_aout, "ALSA error: %s", snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-    msleep( p_sys->i_period_time >> 1 );
-}
 
-static void GetDevicesForCard( module_config_t *p_item, int i_card );
-static void GetDevices( module_config_t *p_item );
+    vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+    msleep(p_sys->i_period_time / 2);
+}
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * config variable callback
@@ -916,7 +907,6 @@ static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
                                vlc_value_t newval, vlc_value_t oldval, void *p_unused )
 {
     module_config_t *p_item;
-    int i;
     (void)newval;
     (void)oldval;
     (void)p_unused;
@@ -927,6 +917,8 @@ static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
     /* Clear-up the current list */
     if( p_item->i_list )
     {
+        int i;
+
         /* Keep the first entrie */
         for( i = 1; i < p_item->i_list; i++ )
         {
@@ -939,7 +931,7 @@ static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
     }
     p_item->i_list = 1;
 
-    GetDevices( p_item );
+    GetDevices( p_this, p_item );
 
     /* Signal change to the interface */
     p_item->b_dirty = true;
@@ -948,16 +940,17 @@ static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
 }
 
 
-static void GetDevicesForCard( module_config_t *p_item, int i_card )
+static void GetDevicesForCard( vlc_object_t *obj, module_config_t *p_item,
+                               int i_card )
 {
     int i_pcm_device = -1;
     int i_err = 0;
     snd_pcm_info_t *p_pcm_info;
     snd_ctl_t *p_ctl;
-    char psz_dev[64];
+    char psz_dev[4 + 3 * sizeof(int)];
     char *psz_card_name;
 
-    sprintf( psz_dev, "hw:%i", i_card );
+    snprintf( psz_dev, sizeof (psz_dev), "hw:%u", i_card );
 
     if( ( i_err = snd_ctl_open( &p_ctl, psz_dev, 0 ) ) < 0 )
         return;
@@ -982,60 +975,54 @@ static void GetDevicesForCard( module_config_t *p_item, int i_card )
         if( ( i_err = snd_ctl_pcm_info( p_ctl, p_pcm_info ) ) < 0 )
         {
             if( i_err != -ENOENT )
-            {
-                /*printf( "get_devices_for_card(): "
-                         "snd_ctl_pcm_info() "
-                         "failed (%d:%d): %s.\n", i_card,
-                         i_pcm_device, snd_strerror( -i_err ) );*/
-            }
+                msg_Err( obj, "cannot get PCM device %d:%d infos: %s", i_card,
+                         i_pcm_device, snd_strerror( -i_err ) );
             continue;
         }
 
-        if( asprintf( &psz_device, "hw:%d,%d", i_card, i_pcm_device ) == -1 )
-            break;
+        if( asprintf( &psz_device, "plughw:%u,%u", i_card, i_pcm_device ) == -1 )
+            continue;
         if( asprintf( &psz_descr, "%s: %s (%s)", psz_card_name,
                   snd_pcm_info_get_name(p_pcm_info), psz_device ) == -1 )
         {
             free( psz_device );
-            break;
+            continue;
         }
 
-        p_item->ppsz_list =
-            (char **)realloc( p_item->ppsz_list,
-                              (p_item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *) );
-        p_item->ppsz_list_text =
-            (char **)realloc( p_item->ppsz_list_text,
-                              (p_item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *) );
-        p_item->ppsz_list[ p_item->i_list ] = psz_device;
-        p_item->ppsz_list_text[ p_item->i_list ] = psz_descr;
-        p_item->i_list++;
-        p_item->ppsz_list[ p_item->i_list ] = NULL;
-        p_item->ppsz_list_text[ p_item->i_list ] = NULL;
+        msg_Dbg( obj, "  %s", psz_descr );
+
+        if( p_item )
+        {
+            p_item->ppsz_list = xrealloc( p_item->ppsz_list,
+                                  (p_item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *) );
+            p_item->ppsz_list_text = xrealloc( p_item->ppsz_list_text,
+                                  (p_item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *) );
+            p_item->ppsz_list[ p_item->i_list ] = psz_device;
+            p_item->ppsz_list_text[ p_item->i_list ] = psz_descr;
+            p_item->i_list++;
+            p_item->ppsz_list[ p_item->i_list ] = NULL;
+            p_item->ppsz_list_text[ p_item->i_list ] = NULL;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            free( psz_device );
+            free( psz_descr );
+        }
     }
 
     snd_ctl_close( p_ctl );
 }
 
 
-
-static void GetDevices( module_config_t *p_item )
+static void GetDevices( vlc_object_t *obj, module_config_t *p_item )
 {
     int i_card = -1;
-    int i_err = 0;
+    int i_err;
 
-    if( ( i_err = snd_card_next( &i_card ) ) != 0 )
-    {
-        /*printf( "snd_card_next() failed: %s", snd_strerror( -i_err ) );*/
-        return;
-    }
+    msg_Dbg( obj, "Available alsa output devices:" );
+    while( (i_err = snd_card_next( &i_card )) == 0 && i_card > -1 )
+        GetDevicesForCard( obj, p_item, i_card );
 
-    while( i_card > -1 )
-    {
-        GetDevicesForCard( p_item, i_card );
-        if( ( i_err = snd_card_next( &i_card ) ) != 0 )
-        {
-            /*printf( "snd_card_next() failed: %s", snd_strerror( -i_err ) );*/
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    if( i_err )
+        msg_Err( obj, "cannot enumerate cards: %s", snd_strerror( -i_err ) );
 }