Re: [linux-audio-dev] matrix model vs. memory

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] matrix model vs. memory
From: Abramo Bagnara (abramo_AT_alsa-project.org)
Date: Mon May 21 2001 - 00:48:31 EEST

Tom Pincince wrote:
>
> > Yes, but I don't have excluded the possibility to have buffer sharing.
> > Of course this is feasible only for a subclass of static gain matrix.
>
> It may be useful to consider the percentage of connections that are
> static gain. If this number is very small then the efficiency loss is
> worth the simplicity of having only one kind of connection. In
> situations where the user is using just a simple app, such as for
> playback, the efficiency may go down by a large percentage, but the
> total demand on the system is so low in this case that preserving
> efficiency is not an issue. So if we look at a complex studio setup,

Don't try to use a crystal ball when designing an API. It's dangerous
and I'm sure to be able to find a counter example for each imposed
limitation. (And I'm also sure that to tell you them is perfectly
useless).

What we need to do is a complete API with no efficiency drawbacks and no
needless complexity.

To have something that work well for an application subset, but it's not
appropriate for another is a symptom of bad design. 

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