[ALSA] More description on duplex streams with OSS emulation
Add paragraph to the OSS document to clarify correct use of duplex streams.
Signed-off-by: Alan Horstmann <gineera@aspect135.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
index ec2a025..bfa0c9a 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
@@ -278,6 +278,21 @@
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+Duplex Streams
+==============
+
+Note that when attempting to use a single device file for playback and
+capture, the OSS API provides no way to set the format, sample rate or
+number of channels different in each direction. Thus
+ io_handle = open("device", O_RDWR)
+will only function correctly if the values are the same in each direction.
+
+To use different values in the two directions, use both
+ input_handle = open("device", O_RDONLY)
+ output_handle = open("device", O_WRONLY)
+and set the values for the corresponding handle.
+
+
Unsupported Features
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