Re: ALSA: bebob: Use common error handling code in snd_bebob_stream_start_duplex()

[Takashi Sakamoto]

On Sep 27 2017 15:38, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > As long as I know, the last product with this solution was shipped
> > at 2010. Thus the driver is under maintenance.
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> Thanks for your information.
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> > I have some tasks for this driver as well as drivers in ALSA firewire stack,
> > however basically this driver is under maintenance and might not get
> > further integration.
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> Good to know in principle â
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> > I think that code cleanup for the driver don't help the other developers.
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> I thought in an other direction if other contributors would like to care
> for longer term support.
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> > It's better to apply such cleanup to more long-live codes such as
> > core functionality of ALSA.
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> I am trying another general transformation pattern out.
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> > In this point of view, whether your patchset is worth to be applied
> > or not, Please keep enough time to think about.
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> Automatic source code analysis can find various update candidates.
> I am just unsure if a bit more software development attention is still
> appropriate at some places.
>
> Do you find any of the affected software modules so outdated
> so that they should not be touched any more?

Please don't ignore the practicality I've explained, and don't 
accumulate your questions without it.


Regards

Takashi Sakamoto