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@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
- Default: 1
- For auto-loading more than one card, specify this
option together with snd-card-X aliases.
-
+ slots - Reserve the slot index for the given driver.
+ This option takes multiple strings.
+ See "Module Autoloading Support" section for details.
Module snd-pcm-oss
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@@ -2140,6 +2142,23 @@ alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
(index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
+Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use
+"slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the
+following:
+
+options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371
+
+Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and
+the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each
+driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at
+the same time as long as they don't conflict).
+
+The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible
+hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the
+case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any
+other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or
+snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot.
+
ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
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