]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - modules/audio_output/alsa.c
Remove 0.9.x deprecated aliases, add deprecation version where missing
[vlc] / modules / audio_output / alsa.c
index e03f8bc063c68e7eb0336955dd765f9030214b84..00f8f548436b1274c2a9c973641180c7b7b6bc59 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * alsa.c : alsa plugin for vlc
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2000-2001 the VideoLAN team
- * $Id$
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2010 the VideoLAN team
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 RĂ©mi Denis-Courmont
  *
  * Authors: Henri Fallon <henri@videolan.org> - Original Author
  *          Jeffrey Baker <jwbaker@acm.org> - Port to ALSA 1.0 API
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Preamble
- *****************************************************************************/
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <vlc_common.h>
 #include <vlc_plugin.h>
-
-#include <errno.h>                                                 /* ENOMEM */
 #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*/
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * aout_sys_t: ALSA audio output method descriptor
- *****************************************************************************
- * This structure is part of the audio output thread descriptor.
- * It describes the ALSA specific properties of an audio device.
- *****************************************************************************/
+/** Private data for an ALSA PCM playback stream */
 struct aout_sys_t
 {
-    snd_pcm_t         * p_snd_pcm;
-    unsigned int                 i_period_time;
-
-#ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
-    snd_output_t      * p_snd_stderr;
-#endif
-
-    mtime_t      start_date;
-    vlc_thread_t thread;
-    vlc_sem_t    wait;
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm;
 };
 
 #define A52_FRAME_NB 1536
 
-/* These values are in frames.
-   To convert them to a number of bytes you have to multiply them by the
-   number of channel(s) (eg. 2 for stereo) and the size of a sample (eg.
-   2 for int16_t). */
-#define ALSA_DEFAULT_PERIOD_SIZE        1024
-#define ALSA_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE        ( ALSA_DEFAULT_PERIOD_SIZE << 8 )
-#define ALSA_SPDIF_PERIOD_SIZE          A52_FRAME_NB
-#define ALSA_SPDIF_BUFFER_SIZE          ( ALSA_SPDIF_PERIOD_SIZE << 4 )
-/* Why << 4 ? --Meuuh */
-/* Why not ? --Bozo */
-/* Right. --Meuuh */
-
-#define DEFAULT_ALSA_DEVICE N_("default")
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int   Open         ( vlc_object_t * );
-static void  Close        ( vlc_object_t * );
-static void  Play         ( aout_instance_t * );
-static void* ALSAThread   ( void * );
-static void  ALSAFill     ( aout_instance_t * );
+static int Open (vlc_object_t *);
+static void Close (vlc_object_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 GetDevices( vlc_object_t *, module_config_t * );
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
-static const char *const ppsz_devices[] = { "default" };
-static const char *const ppsz_devices_text[] = { N_("Default") };
+static const char *const ppsz_devices[] = {
+    "default", "plug:front",
+    "plug:side", "plug:rear", "plug:center_lfe",
+    "plug:surround40", "plug:surround41",
+    "plug:surround50", "plug:surround51",
+    "plug:surround71",
+    "hdmi", "iec958",
+};
+static const char *const ppsz_devices_text[] = {
+    N_("Default"), N_("Front speakers"),
+    N_("Side speakers"), N_("Rear speakers"), N_("Center and subwoofer"),
+    N_("Surround 4.0"), N_("Surround 4.1"),
+    N_("Surround 5.0"), N_("Surround 5.1"),
+    N_("Surround 7.1"),
+    N_("HDMI"), N_("S/PDIF"),
+};
+
 vlc_module_begin ()
     set_shortname( "ALSA" )
     set_description( N_("ALSA audio output") )
     set_category( CAT_AUDIO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_AUDIO_AOUT )
-    add_string( "alsa-audio-device", DEFAULT_ALSA_DEVICE, aout_FindAndRestart,
-                N_("ALSA Device Name"), NULL, false )
-        add_deprecated_alias( "alsadev" )   /* deprecated since 0.9.3 */
+    add_string ("alsa-audio-device", "default", N_("ALSA device"), NULL, false)
         change_string_list( ppsz_devices, ppsz_devices_text, FindDevicesCallback )
         change_action_add( FindDevicesCallback, N_("Refresh list") )
 
@@ -118,798 +89,618 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
     set_callbacks( Open, Close )
 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 )
-{
-    struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-    vlc_value_t val, text;
-    int i_ret;
 
-    var_Create ( p_aout, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_HASCHOICE );
-    text.psz_string = _("Audio Device");
-    var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL );
+/** Helper for ALSA -> VLC debugging output */
+static void Dump (vlc_object_t *obj, const char *msg,
+                  int (*cb)(void *, snd_output_t *), void *p)
+{
+    snd_output_t *output;
+    char *str;
 
-    /* We'll open the audio device in non blocking mode so we can just exit
-     * when it is already in use, but for the real stuff we'll still use
-     * the blocking mode */
+    if (unlikely(snd_output_buffer_open (&output)))
+        return;
 
-    /* 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 ) ) )
+    int val = cb (p, output);
+    if (val)
     {
-        int i_channels;
-        snd_pcm_hw_params_t * p_hw;
-        snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca (&p_hw);
-
-        if ( snd_pcm_hw_params_any( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_aout, "unable to retrieve initial hardware parameters"
-                              ", disabling linear PCM audio" );
-            snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-            var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if ( snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                           *pi_snd_pcm_format ) < 0 )
-        {
-            int i_snd_rc = -1;
-
-            if( *pi_snd_pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 )
-            {
-                *pi_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-                i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                                    p_hw, *pi_snd_pcm_format );
-            }
-            if ( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-            {
-                msg_Warn( p_aout, "unable to set stream sample size and "
-                          "word order, disabling linear PCM audio" );
-                snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-                var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        i_channels = aout_FormatNbChannels( &p_aout->output.output );
-
-        while ( i_channels > 0 )
-        {
-            if ( !snd_pcm_hw_params_test_channels( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                   i_channels ) )
-            {
-                switch ( i_channels )
-                {
-                case 1:
-                    val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_MONO;
-                    text.psz_string = _("Mono");
-                    var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
-                                VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-                    break;
-                case 2:
-                    val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_STEREO;
-                    text.psz_string = _("Stereo");
-                    var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
-                                VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-                    var_Set( p_aout, "audio-device", val );
-                    break;
-                case 4:
-                    val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_2F2R;
-                    text.psz_string = _("2 Front 2 Rear");
-                    var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
-                                VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-                    break;
-                case 6:
-                    val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_5_1;
-                    text.psz_string = "5.1";
-                    var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
-                                VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            --i_channels;
-        }
+        msg_Warn (obj, "cannot get info: %s", snd_strerror (val));
+        return;
+    }
 
-        /* Special case for mono on stereo only boards */
-        i_channels = aout_FormatNbChannels( &p_aout->output.output );
-        var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_CHOICESCOUNT, &val, NULL );
-        if( val.i_int <= 0 && i_channels == 1 )
-        {
-            if ( !snd_pcm_hw_params_test_channels( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw, 2 ))
-            {
-                val.i_int = AOUT_VAR_STEREO;
-                text.psz_string = (char*)N_("Stereo");
-                var_Change( p_aout, "audio-device",
-                            VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
-                var_Set( p_aout, "audio-device", val );
-            }
-        }
+    size_t len = snd_output_buffer_string (output, &str);
+    if (len > 0 && str[len - 1])
+        len--; /* strip trailing newline */
+    msg_Dbg (obj, "%s%.*s", msg, (int)len, str);
+    snd_output_close (output);
+}
+#define Dump(o, m, cb, p) \
+        Dump(VLC_OBJECT(o), m, (int (*)(void *, snd_output_t *))(cb), p)
 
-        /* Close the previously opened device */
-        snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-    }
-    else if ( i_ret == -EBUSY )
-    {
-        msg_Warn( p_aout, "audio device: %s is already in use", psz_device );
-    }
+static void DumpDevice (vlc_object_t *obj, snd_pcm_t *pcm)
+{
+    snd_pcm_info_t *info;
 
-    /* Test for S/PDIF device if needed */
-    if ( psz_iec_device )
+    Dump (obj, " ", snd_pcm_dump, pcm);
+    snd_pcm_info_alloca (&info);
+    if (snd_pcm_info (pcm, info) == 0)
     {
-        /* 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 ) ) )
-        {
-            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( var_InheritInteger( p_aout, "spdif" ) )
-                var_Set( p_aout, "audio-device", val );
-
-            snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-        }
-        else if ( i_ret == -EBUSY )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_aout, "audio device: %s is already in use",
-                      psz_iec_device );
-        }
+        msg_Dbg (obj, " device name   : %s", snd_pcm_info_get_name (info));
+        msg_Dbg (obj, " device ID     : %s", snd_pcm_info_get_id (info));
+        msg_Dbg (obj, " subdevice name: %s",
+                snd_pcm_info_get_subdevice_name (info));
     }
+}
 
-    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_FatalWait( 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 usable ALSA configuration" );
-        var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" );
-        return;
-    }
+static void DumpDeviceStatus (vlc_object_t *obj, snd_pcm_t *pcm)
+{
+    snd_pcm_status_t *status;
 
-    /* Add final settings to the variable */
-    var_AddCallback( p_aout, "audio-device", aout_ChannelsRestart, NULL );
-    var_SetBool( p_aout, "intf-change", true );
+    snd_pcm_status_alloca (&status);
+    snd_pcm_status (pcm, status);
+    Dump (obj, "current status:\n", snd_pcm_status_dump, status);
 }
+#define DumpDeviceStatus(o, p) DumpDeviceStatus(VLC_OBJECT(o), p)
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Open: create a handle and open an alsa device
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function opens an alsa device, through the alsa API.
- *
- * Note: the only heap-allocated string is psz_device. All the other pointers
- * are references to psz_device or to stack-allocated data.
- *****************************************************************************/
-static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+/**
+ * Initializes list of devices.
+ */
+static void Probe (vlc_object_t *obj)
 {
-    aout_instance_t * p_aout = (aout_instance_t *)p_this;
-    struct aout_sys_t * p_sys;
-    vlc_value_t val;
+    /* Due to design bug in audio output core, this hack is required: */
+    if (var_Type (obj, "audio-device"))
+        return;
 
-    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 */
+    /* The variable does not exist - first call. */
+    vlc_value_t text;
+
+    var_Create (obj, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_HASCHOICE);
+    text.psz_string = _("Audio Device");
+    var_Change (obj, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL);
 
-    int i_vlc_pcm_format; /* Audio format for VLC's data */
-    int i_snd_pcm_format; /* Audio format for ALSA's data */
+    GetDevices (obj, NULL);
 
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_buffer_size = 0;
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t i_period_size = 0;
-    int i_channels = 0;
+    var_AddCallback (obj, "audio-device", aout_ChannelsRestart, NULL);
+    var_TriggerCallback (obj, "intf-change");
+}
 
-    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;
+static void Play  (audio_output_t *, block_t *);
+static void Pause (audio_output_t *, bool, mtime_t);
+static void PauseDummy (audio_output_t *, bool, mtime_t);
+static void Flush (audio_output_t *, bool);
 
-    /* Allocate structures */
-    p_aout->output.p_sys = p_sys = malloc( sizeof( aout_sys_t ) );
-    if( p_sys == NULL )
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
+/** Initializes an ALSA playback stream */
+static int Open (vlc_object_t *obj)
+{
+    audio_output_t *aout = (audio_output_t *)obj;
 
     /* Get device name */
-    if( (psz_device = var_InheritString( p_aout, "alsa-audio-device" )) == NULL )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "no audio device given (maybe \"default\" ?)" );
-        dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("No Audio Device"), "%s",
-                        _("No audio device name was given. You might want to " \
-                          "enter \"default\".") );
-        free( p_sys );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
+    char *device;
 
-    /* Choose the IEC device for S/PDIF output:
-       if the device is overriden 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 ) )
-    {
-        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;
-    }
+    if (var_Type (aout, "audio-device"))
+        device = var_GetString (aout, "audio-device");
     else
-    {
-        psz_iec_device = NULL;
-    }
+        device = var_InheritString (aout, "alsa-audio-device");
+    if (unlikely(device == NULL))
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
 
-    /* Choose the linear PCM format (read the comment above about FPU
-       and float32) */
-    if( HAVE_FPU )
-    {
-        i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
-        i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
-        i_snd_pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-    }
+    snd_pcm_format_t pcm_format; /* ALSA sample format */
+    vlc_fourcc_t fourcc = aout->format.i_format;
+    bool spdif = false;
 
-    /* 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 )
+    switch (fourcc)
     {
-        Probe( p_aout, psz_device, psz_iec_device, &i_snd_pcm_format );
+        case VLC_CODEC_F64B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT64_BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_F64L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT64_LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_F32B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT_BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_F32L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT_LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_FI32:
+            fourcc = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S32B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S32L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S24B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S24_3BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S24L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S24_3LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_U24B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U24_3BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_U24L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U24_3LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S16B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S16L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_U16B:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_BE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_U16L:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_LE;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_S8:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S8;
+            break;
+        case VLC_CODEC_U8:
+            pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U8;
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (AOUT_FMT_SPDIF(&aout->format))
+                spdif = var_InheritBool (aout, "spdif");
+            if (HAVE_FPU)
+            {
+                fourcc = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
+                pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                fourcc = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
+                pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+            }
     }
 
-    if ( var_Get( p_aout, "audio-device", &val ) < 0 )
+    /* Choose the IEC device for S/PDIF output:
+       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 (spdif && !strcmp (device, "default"))
     {
-        free( p_sys );
-        free( psz_device );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
+        unsigned aes3;
 
-    p_aout->output.output.i_format = i_vlc_pcm_format;
-    if ( val.i_int == 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 )
-    {
-        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 )
-    {
-        p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels
-            = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT;
-    }
-    else if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_MONO )
-    {
-        p_aout->output.output.i_physical_channels = AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
+        switch (aout->format.i_rate)
+        {
+#define FS(freq) \
+            case freq: aes3 = IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_ ## freq; break;
+            FS( 44100) /* def. */ FS( 48000) FS( 32000)
+            FS( 22050)            FS( 24000)
+            FS( 88200) FS(768000) FS( 96000)
+            FS(176400)            FS(192000)
+#undef FS
+            default:
+                aes3 = IEC958_AES3_CON_FS_NOTID;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        free (device);
+        if (asprintf (&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)
+            return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
-    else if( val.i_int != AOUT_VAR_SPDIF )
+
+    /* Allocate structures */
+    aout_sys_t *sys = malloc (sizeof (*sys));
+    if (unlikely(sys == NULL))
     {
-        /* This should not happen ! */
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "internal: can't find audio-device (%i)", val.i_int );
-        free( p_sys );
-        free( psz_device );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        free (device);
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
-
-#ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
-    snd_output_stdio_attach( &p_sys->p_snd_stderr, stderr, 0 );
-#endif
+    aout->sys = sys;
 
     /* Open the device */
-    if ( val.i_int == AOUT_VAR_SPDIF )
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm;
+    /* VLC always has a resampler. No need for ALSA's. */
+    const int mode = SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_RESAMPLE
+    /* ALSA discards extra channels (by default). This is not good. */
+                   | SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_CHANNELS
+    /* VLC is currently unable to leverage ALSA softvol. No need for it. */
+                   | SND_PCM_NO_SOFTVOL;
+
+    int val = snd_pcm_open (&pcm, device, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, mode);
+#if (SND_LIB_VERSION <= 0x010015)
+# warning Please update alsa-lib to version > 1.0.21a.
+    var_Create (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working", VLC_VAR_BOOL);
+    if (val != 0 && var_GetBool (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working"))
+        dialog_Fatal (aout, "ALSA version problem",
+            "VLC failed to re-initialize your audio output device.\n"
+            "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.22 or higher "
+            "to fix this issue.");
+    var_SetBool (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-working", !val);
+#endif
+    if (val != 0)
     {
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_open( &p_sys->p_snd_pcm, psz_iec_device,
-                            SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0 ) ) < 0 )
+#if (SND_LIB_VERSION <= 0x010017)
+# warning Please update alsa-lib to version > 1.0.23.
+        var_Create (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken", VLC_VAR_BOOL);
+        if (!var_GetBool (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken"))
         {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot open ALSA device `%s' (%s)",
-                             psz_iec_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            dialog_Fatal( p_aout, _("Audio output failed"),
-                            _("VLC could not open the ALSA device \"%s\" (%s)."),
-                            psz_iec_device, snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            free( p_sys );
-            free( psz_device );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            var_SetBool (aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken", true);
+            dialog_Fatal (aout, "Potential ALSA version problem",
+                "VLC failed to initialize your audio output device (if any).\n"
+                "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.24 or higher "
+                "to try to fix this issue.");
         }
-        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;
-
-        aout_VolumeNoneInit( p_aout );
+#endif
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot open ALSA device \"%s\": %s", device,
+                 snd_strerror (val));
+        dialog_Fatal (aout, _("Audio output failed"),
+                      _("The audio device \"%s\" could not be used:\n%s."),
+                      device, snd_strerror (val));
+        free (device);
+        free (sys);
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    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 );
+    sys->pcm = pcm;
 
-        i_buffer_size = ALSA_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE;
-        i_channels = aout_FormatNbChannels( &p_aout->output.output );
+    /* Print some potentially useful debug */
+    msg_Dbg (aout, "using ALSA device: %s", device);
+    free (device);
+    DumpDevice (VLC_OBJECT(aout), pcm);
 
-        p_aout->output.i_nb_samples = i_period_size = ALSA_DEFAULT_PERIOD_SIZE;
+    /* Setup */
+    unsigned channels = aout_FormatNbChannels (&aout->format);
 
-        aout_VolumeSoftInit( p_aout );
+    if (spdif)
+    {
+        fourcc = VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL;
+        pcm_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+        channels = 2;
     }
 
-    /* Free psz_device so that all the remaining data is stack-allocated */
-    free( psz_device );
-
-    p_aout->output.pf_play = Play;
+    /* Get Initial hardware parameters */
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw;
+    unsigned param;
 
-    snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca(&p_hw);
-    snd_pcm_sw_params_alloca(&p_sw);
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca (&hw);
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_any (pcm, hw);
+    Dump (aout, "initial hardware setup:\n", snd_pcm_hw_params_dump, hw);
 
-    /* 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 )
+    /* Set sample format */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (pcm, hw, pcm_format);
+    if (val == 0)
+        ;
+    else if (pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT
+     && snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (pcm, hw, SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT) == 0)
+        fourcc = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
+    else if (pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32
+     && snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (pcm, hw, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32) == 0)
+        fourcc = VLC_CODEC_S32N;
+    else if (pcm_format != SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16
+     && snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (pcm, hw, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16) == 0)
+        fourcc = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
+    else
     {
-        b_retry = false;
-
-        /* Get Initial hardware parameters */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_any( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw ) ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to retrieve initial hardware parameters (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
-            goto error;
-        }
-
-        /* 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( 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;
-            }
-        }
-        if( i_vlc_pcm_format != VLC_CODEC_SPDIFL )
-        switch( i_snd_pcm_format )
-        {
-        case SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT:
-            i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_FL32;
-            break;
-        case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16:
-            i_vlc_pcm_format = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
-            break;
-        }
-        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;
-        }
-
-        /* 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 rate. */
-        i_old_rate = p_aout->output.output.i_rate;
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw,
-                                                &p_aout->output.output.i_rate,
-                                                NULL );
-        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 );
-        }
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot set sample format: %s", snd_strerror (val));
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-        /* Set period size. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, &i_period_size, NULL ) ) < 0 )
-        {
-            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;
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access (pcm, hw,
+                                        SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED);
+    if (val)
+    {
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot set access mode: %s", snd_strerror (val));
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-/* Set buffer size. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near( p_sys->p_snd_pcm,
-                                    p_hw, &i_buffer_size ) ) < 0 )
+    /* Set channels count */
+    unsigned chans;
+    /* By default, ALSA plug will discard extra channels and zero missing ones
+     * instead of remixing, so remixing was disabled at snd_pcm_open() above.
+     * Then, the configuration space will contain only channels configurations
+     * supported by the audio device, but not necessarily functional (e.g.
+     * surround-capable card with stereo speakers). */
+    /* If there is only channels configuration, use that one.
+     * This should deal with "surround40", "surround51" and "surround71". */
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_get_channels (hw, &chans) == 0)
+        ;
+    /* Otherwise, if we have 5 channels and they are supported, use that.
+     * This should deal with "surround41" and "surround50" routers.
+     * This assumes that no real hardware supports exactly 5 channels. */
+    else if (channels == 5
+     && snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (pcm, hw, channels))
+        chans = channels;
+    /* Otherwise, if stereo is supported, then use that. This deals with
+     * the "front" device that fails to enforce stereo on Surround cards. */
+    else if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (pcm, hw, 2) == 0)
+        chans = 2;
+    /* Out of desperation, try the original channels count. */
+    else if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (pcm, hw, channels) == 0)
+        ;
+    /* As last chance, try anything. */
+    else
+    {
+        chans = channels;
+        val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels_near (pcm, hw, &chans);
+        if (val)
         {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set buffer size (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+            msg_Err (aout, "cannot set channels count: %s",
+                     snd_strerror (val));
             goto error;
         }
-
-        /* Commit hardware parameters. */
-        if ( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_hw ) ) < 0 )
-        {
-            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 = VLC_CODEC_S16N;
-                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;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
-    if( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time( p_hw,
-                                    &p_sys->i_period_time, NULL ) ) < 0 )
+    if (channels != chans)
+        msg_Dbg (aout, "remixing from %u to %u channels", channels, chans);
+
+    /* Set sample rate */
+    unsigned rate = aout->format.i_rate;
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near (pcm, hw, &rate, NULL);
+    if (val)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to get period time (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot set sample rate: %s", snd_strerror (val));
         goto error;
     }
+    if (aout->format.i_rate != rate)
+        msg_Dbg (aout, "resampling from %d Hz to %d Hz",
+                 aout->format.i_rate, rate);
+
+    /* Set buffer size */
+    param = AOUT_MAX_ADVANCE_TIME;
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near (pcm, hw, &param, NULL);
+    if (val)
+        msg_Warn (aout, "cannot set buffer duration near %u us: %s",
+                  param, snd_strerror (val));
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_last (pcm, hw, &param, NULL);
+    if (val)
+        msg_Warn (aout, "cannot set buffer duration: %s", snd_strerror (val));
+
+    /* Set number of periods (at least two) */
+    param = 2;
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods_min (pcm, hw, &param, NULL);
+    if (val)
+        msg_Warn (aout, "cannot set minimum of %u periods: %s", param,
+                  snd_strerror (val));
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods_first (pcm, hw, &param, NULL);
+    if (val)
+        msg_Warn (aout, "cannot set periods count near %u: %s", param,
+                  snd_strerror (val));
+
+    /* Commit hardware parameters */
+    val = snd_pcm_hw_params (pcm, hw);
+    if (val < 0)
+    {
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot commit hardware parameters: %s",
+                 snd_strerror (val));
+        goto error;
+    }
+    Dump (aout, "final HW setup:\n", snd_pcm_hw_params_dump, hw);
 
     /* Get Initial software parameters */
-    snd_pcm_sw_params_current( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw );
+    snd_pcm_sw_params_t *sw;
 
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_sleep_min( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw, 0 );
+    snd_pcm_sw_params_alloca (&sw);
+    snd_pcm_sw_params_current (pcm, sw);
+    Dump (aout, "initial software parameters:\n", snd_pcm_sw_params_dump, sw);
 
-    i_snd_rc = 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 )
+    /* START REVISIT */
+    //snd_pcm_sw_params_set_avail_min( pcm, sw, i_period_size );
+    // FIXME: useful?
+    val = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold (pcm, sw, 1);
+    if( val < 0 )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set start threshold (%s)",
-                          snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+        msg_Err( aout, "unable to set start threshold (%s)",
+                 snd_strerror( val ) );
         goto error;
     }
+    /* END REVISIT */
 
     /* Commit software parameters. */
-    if ( snd_pcm_sw_params( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sw ) < 0 )
+    val = snd_pcm_sw_params (pcm, sw);
+    if (val)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "unable to set software configuration" );
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot commit software parameters: %s",
+                 snd_strerror (val));
         goto error;
     }
+    Dump (aout, "final software parameters:\n", snd_pcm_sw_params_dump, sw);
 
-#ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
-    snd_output_printf( p_sys->p_snd_stderr, "\nALSA hardware setup:\n\n" );
-    snd_pcm_dump_hw_setup( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sys->p_snd_stderr );
-    snd_output_printf( p_sys->p_snd_stderr, "\nALSA software setup:\n\n" );
-    snd_pcm_dump_sw_setup( p_sys->p_snd_pcm, p_sys->p_snd_stderr );
-    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_clone( &p_sys->thread, ALSAThread, p_aout,
-                   VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT ) )
+    val = snd_pcm_prepare (pcm);
+    if (val)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot create ALSA thread (%m)" );
-        vlc_sem_destroy( &p_sys->wait );
+        msg_Err (aout, "cannot prepare device: %s", snd_strerror (val));
         goto error;
     }
 
-    return 0;
-
-error:
-    snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-#ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
-    snd_output_close( p_sys->p_snd_stderr );
+    /* Guess the channel map */
+    switch (chans)
+    {
+        case 1:
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
+            break;
+        case 2: /* front */
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT;
+            break;
+        case 4: /* surround40 */
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT;
+            break;
+        case 5: /* surround50 ... or surround41! Uho! */
+#if 1
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_LFE;
+#else
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
 #endif
-    free( p_sys );
-    return VLC_EGENERIC;
-}
-
-static void PlayIgnore( aout_instance_t *p_aout )
-{   /* Already playing - nothing to do */
-    (void) p_aout;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Play: start playback
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void Play( aout_instance_t *p_aout )
-{
-    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 );
-
-    /* wake up the audio output thread */
-    sem_post( &p_aout->output.p_sys->wait );
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Close: close the ALSA device
- *****************************************************************************/
-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_cancel( p_sys->thread );
-    vlc_join( p_sys->thread, NULL );
-    vlc_sem_destroy( &p_sys->wait );
-
-    /* */
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_close( p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
+            break;
+        case 6: /* surround51 */
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER | AOUT_CHAN_LFE;
+            break;
+#if 0 /* FIXME reorder */
+         case 8: /* surround71 */
+            chans = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER | AOUT_CHAN_LFE
+                  | AOUT_CHAN_MIDDLELEFT | AOUT_CHAN_MIDDLERIGHT;
+            break;
+#endif
+        default:
+            msg_Err (aout, "unknown %u channels configuration", chans);
+            goto error;
+    }
 
-    if( i_snd_rc > 0 )
+    /* Setup audio_output_t */
+    aout->format.i_format = fourcc;
+    aout->format.i_rate = rate;
+    aout->format.i_original_channels =
+    aout->format.i_physical_channels = chans;
+    if (spdif)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "failed closing ALSA device (%s)",
-                         snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+        aout->format.i_bytes_per_frame = AOUT_SPDIF_SIZE;
+        aout->format.i_frame_length = A52_FRAME_NB;
+        aout_VolumeNoneInit (aout);
     }
+    else
+        aout_VolumeSoftInit (aout);
 
-#ifdef ALSA_DEBUG
-    snd_output_close( p_sys->p_snd_stderr );
-#endif
+    aout->pf_play = Play;
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_can_pause (hw))
+        aout->pf_pause = Pause;
+    else
+    {
+        aout->pf_pause = PauseDummy;
+        msg_Warn (aout, "device cannot be paused");
+    }
+    aout->pf_flush = Flush;
 
-    free( p_sys );
-}
+    Probe (obj);
+    return 0;
 
-static void pcm_drop(void *pcm)
-{
-    snd_pcm_drop(pcm);
+error:
+    snd_pcm_close (pcm);
+    free (sys);
+    return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * ALSAThread: asynchronous thread used to DMA the data to the device
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void* ALSAThread( void *data )
+/**
+ * Queues one audio buffer to the hardware.
+ */
+static void Play (audio_output_t *aout, block_t *block)
 {
-    aout_instance_t * p_aout = data;
-    struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-
-    /* Wait for the exact time to start playing (avoids resampling) */
-    vlc_sem_wait( &p_sys->wait );
-    mwait( p_sys->start_date - AOUT_PTS_TOLERANCE / 4 );
+    aout_sys_t *sys = aout->sys;
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm = sys->pcm;
+    snd_pcm_sframes_t frames;
+    snd_pcm_state_t state = snd_pcm_state (pcm);
 
-    vlc_cleanup_push( pcm_drop, p_sys->p_snd_pcm );
-    for(;;)
-        ALSAFill( p_aout );
-
-    assert(0);
-    vlc_cleanup_pop();
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * ALSAFill: function used to fill the ALSA buffer as much as possible
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void ALSAFill( aout_instance_t * p_aout )
-{
-    struct aout_sys_t * p_sys = p_aout->output.p_sys;
-    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 */
-    snd_pcm_status_alloca(&p_status);
-    i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_status( p_pcm, p_status );
-    if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
+    if (snd_pcm_delay (pcm, &frames) == 0)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot get device status" );
-        goto error;
-    }
+        mtime_t delay = frames * CLOCK_FREQ / aout->format.i_rate;
 
-    /* Handle buffer underruns and get the status again */
-    if( snd_pcm_status_get_state( p_status ) == SND_PCM_STATE_XRUN )
-    {
-        /* Prepare the device */
-        i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_pcm );
-        if( i_snd_rc )
+        if (state != SND_PCM_STATE_RUNNING)
         {
-            msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot recover from buffer underrun" );
-            goto error;
-        }
-
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "recovered from buffer underrun" );
+            delay = block->i_pts - (mdate () + delay);
+            if (delay > 0)
+            {
+                frames = (delay * aout->format.i_rate) / CLOCK_FREQ;
+                msg_Dbg (aout, "prepending %ld zeroes", frames);
 
-        /* Get the new 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" );
-            goto error;
+                void *pad = calloc (frames, aout->format.i_bytes_per_frame);
+                if (likely(pad != NULL))
+                {
+                    snd_pcm_writei (pcm, pad, frames);
+                    free (pad);
+                }
+            }
         }
-
-        /* Underrun, try to recover as quickly as possible */
-        next_date = mdate();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        /* 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_pcm, &delay ) < 0 )
-                delay = 0; /* FIXME: use a positive minimal delay */
-
-        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;
-
-#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 (%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: in %"PRId64" microseconds", delay_us );
-#endif
-        next_date = mdate() + delay_us;
+        else
+            aout_TimeReport (aout, block->i_pts - delay);
     }
 
-    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;
+    /* TODO: better overflow handling */
+    /* TODO: no period wake ups */
 
-    for (;;)
+    while (block->i_nb_samples > 0)
     {
-        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
+        frames = snd_pcm_writei (pcm, block->p_buffer, block->i_nb_samples);
+        if (frames >= 0)
         {
-            vlc_restorecancel(canc);
-            poll(ufd, n, -1);
-            canc = vlc_savecancel();
-            snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_revents(p_pcm, ufd, n, &revents);
+            size_t bytes = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes (pcm, frames);
+            block->i_nb_samples -= frames;
+            block->p_buffer += bytes;
+            block->i_buffer -= bytes;
+            // pts, length
         }
-        while(!revents);
-
-        if(revents & POLLOUT)
+        else  
         {
-            i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_writei( p_pcm, p_buffer->p_buffer,
-                                       p_buffer->i_nb_samples );
-            if( i_snd_rc != -ESTRPIPE )
+            int val = snd_pcm_recover (pcm, frames, 1);
+            if (val)
+            {
+                msg_Err (aout, "cannot recover playback stream: %s",
+                         snd_strerror (val));
+                DumpDeviceStatus (aout, pcm);
                 break;
+            }
+            msg_Warn (aout, "cannot write samples: %s", snd_strerror (frames));
         }
+    }
+    block_Release (block);
+}
 
-        /* a suspend event occurred
-         * (stream is suspended and waiting for an application recovery) */
-        msg_Dbg( p_aout, "entering in suspend mode, trying to resume..." );
+/**
+ * Pauses/resumes the audio playback.
+ */
+static void Pause (audio_output_t *aout, bool pause, mtime_t date)
+{
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm = aout->sys->pcm;
 
-        while( ( i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_resume( p_pcm ) ) == -EAGAIN )
-        {
-            vlc_restorecancel(canc);
-            msleep(CLOCK_FREQ); /* device still suspended, wait... */
-            canc = vlc_savecancel();
-        }
+    int val = snd_pcm_pause (pcm, pause);
+    if (unlikely(val))
+        PauseDummy (aout, pause, date);
+}
 
-        if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-            /* Device does not support resuming, restart it */
-            i_snd_rc = snd_pcm_prepare( p_pcm );
+static void PauseDummy (audio_output_t *aout, bool pause, mtime_t date)
+{
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm = aout->sys->pcm;
 
-    }
+    /* Stupid device cannot pause. Discard samples. */
+    if (pause)
+        snd_pcm_drop (pcm);
+    else
+        snd_pcm_prepare (pcm);
+    (void) date;
+}
 
-    if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot write: %s", snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
+/**
+ * Flushes/drains the audio playback buffer.
+ */
+static void Flush (audio_output_t *aout, bool wait)
+{
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm = aout->sys->pcm;
 
-    vlc_restorecancel(canc);
-    block_Release( p_buffer );
-    return;
+    if (wait)
+        snd_pcm_drain (pcm);
+    else
+        snd_pcm_drop (pcm);
+    snd_pcm_prepare (pcm);
+}
 
-error:
-    if( i_snd_rc < 0 )
-        msg_Err( p_aout, "ALSA error: %s", snd_strerror( i_snd_rc ) );
 
-    vlc_restorecancel(canc);
-    msleep(p_sys->i_period_time / 2);
-}
+/**
+ * Releases the audio output.
+ */
+static void Close (vlc_object_t *obj)
+{
+    audio_output_t *aout = (audio_output_t *)obj;
+    aout_sys_t *sys = aout->sys;
+    snd_pcm_t *pcm = aout->sys->pcm;
 
-static void GetDevicesForCard( vlc_object_t *, module_config_t *, int card );
-static void GetDevices( vlc_object_t *, module_config_t * );
+    snd_pcm_drop (pcm);
+    snd_pcm_close (pcm);
+    free (sys);
+}
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * config variable callback
@@ -951,78 +742,65 @@ static int FindDevicesCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_name,
 }
 
 
-static void GetDevicesForCard( vlc_object_t *obj, module_config_t *p_item,
-                               int i_card )
+static void GetDevices (vlc_object_t *obj, module_config_t *item)
 {
-    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_card_name;
+    void **hints;
 
-    sprintf( psz_dev, "hw:%i", i_card );
+    msg_Dbg(obj, "Available ALSA PCM devices:");
 
-    if( ( i_err = snd_ctl_open( &p_ctl, psz_dev, 0 ) ) < 0 )
+    if (snd_device_name_hint(-1, "pcm", &hints) < 0)
         return;
 
-    if( ( i_err = snd_card_get_name( i_card, &psz_card_name ) ) != 0)
-        psz_card_name = _("Unknown soundcard");
-
-    snd_pcm_info_alloca( &p_pcm_info );
-
-    for (;;)
+    for (size_t i = 0; hints[i] != NULL; i++)
     {
-        char *psz_device, *psz_descr;
-        if( ( i_err = snd_ctl_pcm_next_device( p_ctl, &i_pcm_device ) ) < 0 )
-            i_pcm_device = -1;
-        if( i_pcm_device < 0 )
-            break;
+        void *hint = hints[i];
+        char *dev;
 
-        snd_pcm_info_set_device( p_pcm_info, i_pcm_device );
-        snd_pcm_info_set_subdevice( p_pcm_info, 0 );
-        snd_pcm_info_set_stream( p_pcm_info, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK );
-
-        if( ( i_err = snd_ctl_pcm_info( p_ctl, p_pcm_info ) ) < 0 )
+        char *name = snd_device_name_get_hint(hint, "NAME");
+        if (unlikely(name == NULL))
+            continue;
+        if (unlikely(asprintf (&dev, "plug:'%s'", name) == -1))
         {
-            if( i_err != -ENOENT )
-                msg_Err( obj, "cannot get PCM device %d:%d infos: %s", i_card,
-                         i_pcm_device, snd_strerror( -i_err ) );
+            free(name);
             continue;
         }
 
-        if( asprintf( &psz_device, "hw:%d,%d", i_card, i_pcm_device ) == -1 )
-            break;
-        if( asprintf( &psz_descr, "%s: %s (%s)", psz_card_name,
-                  snd_pcm_info_get_name(p_pcm_info), psz_device ) == -1 )
+        char *desc = snd_device_name_get_hint(hint, "DESC");
+        if (desc != NULL)
+            for (char *lf = strchr(desc, '\n'); lf; lf = strchr(lf, '\n'))
+                 *lf = ' ';
+        msg_Dbg(obj, "%s (%s)", (desc != NULL) ? desc : name, name);
+
+        if (item != NULL)
         {
-            free( psz_device );
-            break;
+            item->ppsz_list = xrealloc(item->ppsz_list,
+                                       (item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *));
+            item->ppsz_list_text = xrealloc(item->ppsz_list_text,
+                                          (item->i_list + 2) * sizeof(char *));
+            item->ppsz_list[item->i_list] = dev;
+            if (desc == NULL)
+                desc = strdup(name);
+            item->ppsz_list_text[item->i_list] = desc;
+            item->i_list++;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            vlc_value_t val, text;
+
+            val.psz_string = dev;
+            text.psz_string = desc;
+            var_Change(obj, "audio-device", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text);
+            free(desc);
+            free(dev);
+            free(name);
         }
-
-        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;
     }
 
-    snd_ctl_close( p_ctl );
-}
-
+    snd_device_name_free_hint(hints);
 
-static void GetDevices( vlc_object_t *obj, module_config_t *p_item )
-{
-    int i_card = -1;
-    int i_err;
-
-    while( (i_err = snd_card_next( &i_card )) == 0 && i_card > -1 )
-        GetDevicesForCard( obj, p_item, i_card );
-
-    if( i_err )
-        msg_Err( obj, "cannot enumerate cards: %s", snd_strerror( -i_err ) );
+    if (item != NULL)
+    {
+        item->ppsz_list[item->i_list] = NULL;
+        item->ppsz_list_text[item->i_list] = NULL;
+    }
 }