]> code.delx.au - pulseaudio/blobdiff - src/modules/module-alsa-sink.c
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://rootserver/home/lennart/git/public/pulseaudio
[pulseaudio] / src / modules / module-alsa-sink.c
index cd3ebcc2c747effccd9288cc49266ca04ae45f95..f9fb9bd5d53f0d600964a1d52a674c93e1c0d694 100644 (file)
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-/* $Id$ */
-
 /***
   This file is part of PulseAudio.
 
-  Copyright 2004-2006 Lennart Poettering
+  Copyright 2004-2008 Lennart Poettering
   Copyright 2006 Pierre Ossman <ossman@cendio.se> for Cendio AB
 
   PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 
 #include <asoundlib.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
+#include <valgrind/memcheck.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ PA_MODULE_LOAD_ONCE(FALSE);
 PA_MODULE_USAGE(
         "sink_name=<name for the sink> "
         "device=<ALSA device> "
-        "device_id=<ALSA device id> "
+        "device_id=<ALSA card index> "
         "format=<sample format> "
         "rate=<sample rate> "
         "channels=<number of channels> "
@@ -72,9 +74,28 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE(
         "tsched_buffer_size=<buffer size when using timer based scheduling> "
         "tsched_buffer_watermark=<lower fill watermark>");
 
+static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
+    "sink_name",
+    "device",
+    "device_id",
+    "format",
+    "rate",
+    "channels",
+    "channel_map",
+    "fragments",
+    "fragment_size",
+    "mmap",
+    "tsched",
+    "tsched_buffer_size",
+    "tsched_buffer_watermark",
+    NULL
+};
+
 #define DEFAULT_DEVICE "default"
-#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC (2*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)
-#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_WATERMARK_USEC (100*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)
+#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC (2*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)            /* 2s */
+#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_WATERMARK_USEC (20*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)       /* 20ms */
+#define TSCHED_MIN_SLEEP_USEC (3*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)                /* 3ms */
+#define TSCHED_MIN_WAKEUP_USEC (3*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)               /* 3ms */
 
 struct userdata {
     pa_core *core;
@@ -93,6 +114,8 @@ struct userdata {
     long hw_volume_max, hw_volume_min;
     long hw_dB_max, hw_dB_min;
     pa_bool_t hw_dB_supported;
+    pa_bool_t mixer_seperate_channels;
+    pa_cvolume hardware_volume;
 
     size_t frame_size, fragment_size, hwbuf_size, tsched_watermark;
     unsigned nfragments;
@@ -102,7 +125,7 @@ struct userdata {
 
     pa_bool_t use_mmap, use_tsched;
 
-    pa_bool_t first;
+    pa_bool_t first, after_rewind;
 
     pa_rtpoll_item *alsa_rtpoll_item;
 
@@ -110,267 +133,404 @@ struct userdata {
 
     pa_smoother *smoother;
     int64_t frame_index;
+    uint64_t since_start;
 
     snd_pcm_sframes_t hwbuf_unused_frames;
 };
 
-static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
-    "sink_name",
-    "device",
-    "device_id",
-    "format",
-    "rate",
-    "channels",
-    "channel_map",
-    "fragments",
-    "fragment_size",
-    "mmap",
-    "tsched",
-    "tsched_buffer_size",
-    "tsched_buffer_watermark",
-    NULL
-};
+static void fix_tsched_watermark(struct userdata *u) {
+    size_t max_use;
+    size_t min_sleep, min_wakeup;
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    max_use = u->hwbuf_size - (size_t) u->hwbuf_unused_frames * u->frame_size;
+
+    min_sleep = pa_usec_to_bytes(TSCHED_MIN_SLEEP_USEC, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    min_wakeup = pa_usec_to_bytes(TSCHED_MIN_WAKEUP_USEC, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+    if (min_sleep > max_use/2)
+        min_sleep = pa_frame_align(max_use/2, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    if (min_sleep < u->frame_size)
+        min_sleep = u->frame_size;
+
+    if (min_wakeup > max_use/2)
+        min_wakeup = pa_frame_align(max_use/2, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    if (min_wakeup < u->frame_size)
+        min_wakeup = u->frame_size;
+
+    if (u->tsched_watermark > max_use-min_sleep)
+        u->tsched_watermark = max_use-min_sleep;
+
+    if (u->tsched_watermark < min_wakeup)
+        u->tsched_watermark = min_wakeup;
+}
+
+static void hw_sleep_time(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_usec_t*process_usec) {
+    pa_usec_t usec, wm;
+
+    pa_assert(sleep_usec);
+    pa_assert(process_usec);
+
+    pa_assert(u);
 
-static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u) {
+    usec = pa_sink_get_requested_latency_within_thread(u->sink);
+
+    if (usec == (pa_usec_t) -1)
+        usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+/*     pa_log_debug("hw buffer time: %u ms", (unsigned) (usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)); */
+
+    wm = pa_bytes_to_usec(u->tsched_watermark, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+    if (usec >= wm) {
+        *sleep_usec = usec - wm;
+        *process_usec = wm;
+    } else
+        *process_usec = *sleep_usec = usec / 2;
+
+/*     pa_log_debug("after watermark: %u ms", (unsigned) (*sleep_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)); */
+}
+
+static int try_recover(struct userdata *u, const char *call, int err) {
+    pa_assert(u);
+    pa_assert(call);
+    pa_assert(err < 0);
+
+    pa_log_debug("%s: %s", call, snd_strerror(err));
+
+    pa_assert(err != -EAGAIN);
+
+    if (err == -EPIPE)
+        pa_log_debug("%s: Buffer underrun!", call);
+
+    if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, err, 1)) == 0) {
+        u->first = TRUE;
+        u->since_start = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    pa_log("%s: %s", call, snd_strerror(err));
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static size_t check_left_to_play(struct userdata *u, snd_pcm_sframes_t n) {
+    size_t left_to_play;
+
+    if ((size_t) n*u->frame_size < u->hwbuf_size)
+        left_to_play = u->hwbuf_size - ((size_t) n*u->frame_size);
+    else
+        left_to_play = 0;
+
+    if (left_to_play > 0) {
+/*         pa_log_debug("%0.2f ms left to play", (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC); */
+    } else if (!u->first && !u->after_rewind) {
+        pa_log_info("Underrun!");
+
+        if (u->use_tsched) {
+            size_t old_watermark = u->tsched_watermark;
+
+            u->tsched_watermark *= 2;
+            fix_tsched_watermark(u);
+
+            if (old_watermark != u->tsched_watermark)
+                pa_log_notice("Increasing wakeup watermark to %0.2f ms",
+                              (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->tsched_watermark, &u->sink->sample_spec) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return left_to_play;
+}
+
+static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polled) {
     int work_done = 0;
+    pa_usec_t max_sleep_usec = 0, process_usec = 0;
+    size_t left_to_play;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_sink_assert_ref(u->sink);
 
+    if (u->use_tsched)
+        hw_sleep_time(u, &max_sleep_usec, &process_usec);
+
     for (;;) {
-        pa_memchunk chunk;
-        void *p;
         snd_pcm_sframes_t n;
-        int err;
-        const snd_pcm_channel_area_t *areas;
-        snd_pcm_uframes_t offset, frames;
+        int r;
+
+        snd_pcm_hwsync(u->pcm_handle);
 
         /* First we determine how many samples are missing to fill the
          * buffer up to 100% */
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY((n = snd_pcm_avail_update(u->pcm_handle)) < 0)) {
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY((n = pa_alsa_safe_avail_update(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
 
-            pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_avail_update: %s", snd_strerror(n));
+            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail_update", (int) n)) == 0)
+                continue;
 
-            if (n == -EPIPE) {
-                pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_avail_update: Buffer underrun!");
-                u->first = TRUE;
-            }
+            return r;
+        }
 
-            if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, n, 1)) == 0)
-                continue;
+        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n);
 
-            if (err == -EAGAIN) {
-                pa_log_debug("EAGAIN");
-                return work_done;
-            }
+        if (u->use_tsched)
 
-            pa_log("snd_pcm_avail_update: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-            return -1;
-        }
+            /* We won't fill up the playback buffer before at least
+            * half the sleep time is over because otherwise we might
+            * ask for more data from the clients then they expect. We
+            * need to guarantee that clients only have to keep around
+            * a single hw buffer length. */
 
-        /* We only use part of the buffer that matches our
-         * dynamically requested latency */
+            if (!polled &&
+                pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) > process_usec+max_sleep_usec/2)
+                break;
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n <= u->hwbuf_unused_frames))
-            return work_done;
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n <= u->hwbuf_unused_frames)) {
 
-        frames = n = n - u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
+            if (polled)
+                pa_log("ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write! "
+                       "Most likely this is an ALSA driver bug. Please report this issue to the PulseAudio developers.");
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_mmap_begin(u->pcm_handle, &areas, &offset, &frames)) < 0)) {
+            break;
+        }
 
-            pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_mmap_begin: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+        n -= u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
 
-            if (err == -EPIPE) {
-                pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_mmap_begin: Buffer underrun!");
-                u->first = TRUE;
-            }
+        polled = FALSE;
 
-            if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, err, 1)) == 0)
-                continue;
+/*         pa_log_debug("Filling up"); */
 
-            if (err == -EAGAIN) {
-                pa_log_debug("EAGAIN");
-                return work_done;
-            }
+        for (;;) {
+            pa_memchunk chunk;
+            void *p;
+            int err;
+            const snd_pcm_channel_area_t *areas;
+            snd_pcm_uframes_t offset, frames = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n;
+            snd_pcm_sframes_t sframes;
 
-            pa_log("Failed to write data to DSP: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-            return -1;
-        }
+/*             pa_log_debug("%lu frames to write", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
-        /* Check these are multiples of 8 bit */
-        pa_assert((areas[0].first & 7) == 0);
-        pa_assert((areas[0].step & 7)== 0);
+            if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = pa_alsa_safe_mmap_begin(u->pcm_handle, &areas, &offset, &frames, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
 
-        /* We assume a single interleaved memory buffer */
-        pa_assert((areas[0].first >> 3) == 0);
-        pa_assert((areas[0].step >> 3) == u->frame_size);
+                if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_mmap_begin", err)) == 0)
+                    continue;
 
-        p = (uint8_t*) areas[0].addr + (offset * u->frame_size);
+                return r;
+            }
 
-        chunk.memblock = pa_memblock_new_fixed(u->core->mempool, p, frames * u->frame_size, 1);
-        chunk.length = pa_memblock_get_length(chunk.memblock);
-        chunk.index = 0;
+            /* Make sure that if these memblocks need to be copied they will fit into one slot */
+            if (frames > pa_mempool_block_size_max(u->sink->core->mempool)/u->frame_size)
+                frames = pa_mempool_block_size_max(u->sink->core->mempool)/u->frame_size;
 
-        pa_sink_render_into_full(u->sink, &chunk);
+            /* Check these are multiples of 8 bit */
+            pa_assert((areas[0].first & 7) == 0);
+            pa_assert((areas[0].step & 7)== 0);
 
-        /* FIXME: Maybe we can do something to keep this memory block
-         * a little bit longer around? */
-        pa_memblock_unref_fixed(chunk.memblock);
+            /* We assume a single interleaved memory buffer */
+            pa_assert((areas[0].first >> 3) == 0);
+            pa_assert((areas[0].step >> 3) == u->frame_size);
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_mmap_commit(u->pcm_handle, offset, frames)) < 0)) {
+            p = (uint8_t*) areas[0].addr + (offset * u->frame_size);
 
-            pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_mmap_commit: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+            chunk.memblock = pa_memblock_new_fixed(u->core->mempool, p, frames * u->frame_size, TRUE);
+            chunk.length = pa_memblock_get_length(chunk.memblock);
+            chunk.index = 0;
 
-            if (err == -EPIPE) {
-                pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_mmap_commit: Buffer underrun!");
-                u->first = TRUE;
-            }
+            pa_sink_render_into_full(u->sink, &chunk);
 
-            if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, err, 1)) == 0)
-                continue;
+            /* FIXME: Maybe we can do something to keep this memory block
+             * a little bit longer around? */
+            pa_memblock_unref_fixed(chunk.memblock);
+
+            if (PA_UNLIKELY((sframes = snd_pcm_mmap_commit(u->pcm_handle, offset, frames)) < 0)) {
+
+                if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_mmap_commit", (int) sframes)) == 0)
+                    continue;
 
-            if (err == -EAGAIN) {
-                pa_log_debug("EAGAIN");
-                return work_done;
+                return r;
             }
 
-            pa_log("Failed to write data to DSP: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-            return -1;
-        }
+            work_done = 1;
 
-        work_done = 1;
+            u->frame_index += (int64_t) frames;
+            u->since_start += frames * u->frame_size;
 
-        u->frame_index += frames;
+/*             pa_log_debug("wrote %lu frames", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
-        pa_log_debug("wrote %llu frames", (unsigned long long) frames);
+            if (frames >= (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n)
+                break;
 
-        if (PA_LIKELY(frames >= (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n))
-            return work_done;
+            n -= (snd_pcm_sframes_t) frames;
+        }
     }
+
+    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) - process_usec;
+    return work_done;
 }
 
-static int unix_write(struct userdata *u) {
-    snd_pcm_status_t *status;
+static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polled) {
     int work_done = 0;
-
-    snd_pcm_status_alloca(&status);
+    pa_usec_t max_sleep_usec = 0, process_usec = 0;
+    size_t left_to_play;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_sink_assert_ref(u->sink);
 
+    if (u->use_tsched)
+        hw_sleep_time(u, &max_sleep_usec, &process_usec);
+
     for (;;) {
-        void *p;
-        snd_pcm_sframes_t n, frames;
-        int err;
+        snd_pcm_sframes_t n;
+        int r;
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_status(u->pcm_handle, status)) < 0)) {
-            pa_log("Failed to query DSP status data: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-            return -1;
+        snd_pcm_hwsync(u->pcm_handle);
+
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY((n = pa_alsa_safe_avail_update(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
+
+            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail_update", (int) n)) == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            return r;
         }
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY(snd_pcm_status_get_avail_max(status)*u->frame_size >= u->hwbuf_size))
-            pa_log_debug("Buffer underrun!");
+        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n);
 
-        n = snd_pcm_status_get_avail(status);
+        if (u->use_tsched)
 
-        /* We only use part of the buffer that matches our
-         * dynamically requested latency */
+            /* We won't fill up the playback buffer before at least
+            * half the sleep time is over because otherwise we might
+            * ask for more data from the clients then they expect. We
+            * need to guarantee that clients only have to keep around
+            * a single hw buffer length. */
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n <= u->hwbuf_unused_frames))
-            return work_done;
+            if (!polled &&
+                pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) > process_usec+max_sleep_usec/2)
+                break;
+
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n <= u->hwbuf_unused_frames)) {
+
+            if (polled)
+                pa_log("ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write! "
+                       "Most likely this is an ALSA driver bug. Please report this issue to the PulseAudio developers.");
+
+            break;
+        }
 
         n -= u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
 
-        if (u->memchunk.length <= 0)
-            pa_sink_render(u->sink, n * u->frame_size, &u->memchunk);
+        polled = FALSE;
 
-        pa_assert(u->memchunk.length > 0);
+        for (;;) {
+            snd_pcm_sframes_t frames;
+            void *p;
 
-        frames = u->memchunk.length / u->frame_size;
+/*         pa_log_debug("%lu frames to write", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
-        if (frames > n)
-            frames = n;
+            if (u->memchunk.length <= 0)
+                pa_sink_render(u->sink, (size_t) n * u->frame_size, &u->memchunk);
 
-        p = pa_memblock_acquire(u->memchunk.memblock);
-        frames = snd_pcm_writei(u->pcm_handle, (const uint8_t*) p + u->memchunk.index, frames);
-        pa_memblock_release(u->memchunk.memblock);
+            pa_assert(u->memchunk.length > 0);
 
-        pa_assert(frames != 0);
+            frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t) (u->memchunk.length / u->frame_size);
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY(frames < 0)) {
+            if (frames > n)
+                frames = n;
 
-            if (frames == -EPIPE)
-                pa_log_debug("snd_pcm_avail_update: Buffer underrun!");
+            p = pa_memblock_acquire(u->memchunk.memblock);
+            frames = snd_pcm_writei(u->pcm_handle, (const uint8_t*) p + u->memchunk.index, (snd_pcm_uframes_t) frames);
+            pa_memblock_release(u->memchunk.memblock);
 
-            if ((frames = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, frames, 1)) == 0)
-                continue;
+            pa_assert(frames != 0);
 
-            if (frames == -EAGAIN) {
-                pa_log_debug("EAGAIN");
-                return work_done;
+            if (PA_UNLIKELY(frames < 0)) {
+
+                if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_writei", (int) frames)) == 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                return r;
             }
 
-            pa_log("Failed to write data to DSP: %s", snd_strerror(frames));
-            return -1;
-        }
+            u->memchunk.index += (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
+            u->memchunk.length -= (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
 
-        u->memchunk.index += frames * u->frame_size;
-        u->memchunk.length -= frames * u->frame_size;
+            if (u->memchunk.length <= 0) {
+                pa_memblock_unref(u->memchunk.memblock);
+                pa_memchunk_reset(&u->memchunk);
+            }
 
-        if (u->memchunk.length <= 0) {
-            pa_memblock_unref(u->memchunk.memblock);
-            pa_memchunk_reset(&u->memchunk);
-        }
+            work_done = 1;
 
-        work_done = 1;
+            u->frame_index += frames;
+            u->since_start += (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
 
-        u->frame_index += frames;
+/*         pa_log_debug("wrote %lu frames", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
-        if (PA_LIKELY(frames >= n))
-            return work_done;
+            if (frames >= n)
+                break;
+
+            n -= frames;
+        }
     }
+
+    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) - process_usec;
+    return work_done;
 }
 
-static int update_smoother(struct userdata *u) {
+static void update_smoother(struct userdata *u) {
     snd_pcm_sframes_t delay  = 0;
     int64_t frames;
     int err;
     pa_usec_t now1, now2;
+/*     struct timeval timestamp; */
+    snd_pcm_status_t *status;
+
+    snd_pcm_status_alloca(&status);
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(u->pcm_handle);
 
     /* Let's update the time smoother */
 
+    snd_pcm_hwsync(u->pcm_handle);
     snd_pcm_avail_update(u->pcm_handle);
 
+/*     if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_status(u->pcm_handle, status)) < 0)) { */
+/*         pa_log("Failed to query DSP status data: %s", snd_strerror(err)); */
+/*         return; */
+/*     } */
+
+/*     delay = snd_pcm_status_get_delay(status); */
+
     if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_delay(u->pcm_handle, &delay)) < 0)) {
-        pa_log("Failed to get delay: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-        return -1;
+        pa_log("Failed to query DSP status data: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+        return;
     }
 
     frames = u->frame_index - delay;
 
-    pa_log_debug("frame_index = %llu, delay = %llu, p = %llu", (unsigned long long) u->frame_index, (unsigned long long) delay, (unsigned long long) frames);
+/*     pa_log_debug("frame_index = %llu, delay = %llu, p = %llu", (unsigned long long) u->frame_index, (unsigned long long) delay, (unsigned long long) frames); */
+
+/*     snd_pcm_status_get_tstamp(status, &timestamp); */
+/*     pa_rtclock_from_wallclock(&timestamp); */
+/*     now1 = pa_timeval_load(&timestamp); */
 
     now1 = pa_rtclock_usec();
-    now2 = pa_bytes_to_usec(frames * u->frame_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    now2 = pa_bytes_to_usec((uint64_t) frames * u->frame_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
     pa_smoother_put(u->smoother, now1, now2);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static pa_usec_t sink_get_latency(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_usec_t r = 0;
     int64_t delay;
+    pa_usec_t now1, now2;
 
     pa_assert(u);
 
-    delay = u->frame_index - pa_smoother_get(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec());
+    now1 = pa_rtclock_usec();
+    now2 = pa_smoother_get(u->smoother, now1);
+
+    delay = (int64_t) pa_bytes_to_usec((uint64_t) u->frame_index * u->frame_size, &u->sink->sample_spec) - (int64_t) now2;
 
     if (delay > 0)
-        r = pa_bytes_to_usec(delay * u->frame_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+        r = (pa_usec_t) delay;
 
     if (u->memchunk.memblock)
         r += pa_bytes_to_usec(u->memchunk.length, &u->sink->sample_spec);
@@ -379,28 +539,14 @@ static pa_usec_t sink_get_latency(struct userdata *u) {
 }
 
 static int build_pollfd(struct userdata *u) {
-    int err;
-    struct pollfd *pollfd;
-    int n;
-
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(u->pcm_handle);
 
-    if ((n = snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_count(u->pcm_handle)) < 0) {
-        pa_log("snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_count() failed: %s", snd_strerror(n));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     if (u->alsa_rtpoll_item)
         pa_rtpoll_item_free(u->alsa_rtpoll_item);
 
-    u->alsa_rtpoll_item = pa_rtpoll_item_new(u->rtpoll, PA_RTPOLL_NEVER, n);
-    pollfd = pa_rtpoll_item_get_pollfd(u->alsa_rtpoll_item, NULL);
-
-    if ((err = snd_pcm_poll_descriptors(u->pcm_handle, pollfd, n)) < 0) {
-        pa_log("snd_pcm_poll_descriptors() failed: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+    if (!(u->alsa_rtpoll_item = pa_alsa_build_pollfd(u->pcm_handle, u->rtpoll)))
         return -1;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -411,8 +557,8 @@ static int suspend(struct userdata *u) {
 
     pa_smoother_pause(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec());
 
-    /* Let's suspend */
-    snd_pcm_drain(u->pcm_handle);
+    /* Let's suspend -- we don't call snd_pcm_drain() here since that might
+     * take awfully long with our long buffer sizes today. */
     snd_pcm_close(u->pcm_handle);
     u->pcm_handle = NULL;
 
@@ -426,86 +572,58 @@ static int suspend(struct userdata *u) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static pa_usec_t hw_sleep_time(struct userdata *u) {
-    pa_usec_t usec, wm;
+static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
+    snd_pcm_uframes_t avail_min;
+    int err;
 
     pa_assert(u);
 
-    usec = pa_sink_get_requested_latency(u->sink);
-
-    if (usec <= 0)
-        usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    /* Use the full buffer if noone asked us for anything specific */
+    u->hwbuf_unused_frames = 0;
 
-    pa_log_debug("hw buffer time: %u ms", (unsigned) (usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC));
+    if (u->use_tsched) {
+        pa_usec_t latency;
 
-    wm = pa_bytes_to_usec(u->tsched_watermark, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+        if ((latency = pa_sink_get_requested_latency_within_thread(u->sink)) != (pa_usec_t) -1) {
+            size_t b;
 
-    if (usec >= wm)
-        usec -= wm;
-    else
-        usec /= 2;
+            pa_log_debug("latency set to %0.2fms", (double) latency / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
 
-    pa_log_debug("after watermark: %u ms", (unsigned) (usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC));
+            b = pa_usec_to_bytes(latency, &u->sink->sample_spec);
 
-    return usec;
-}
+            /* We need at least one sample in our buffer */
 
-static void update_hwbuf_unused_frames(struct userdata *u) {
-    pa_usec_t usec;
-    size_t b;
+            if (PA_UNLIKELY(b < u->frame_size))
+                b = u->frame_size;
 
-    pa_assert(u);
+            u->hwbuf_unused_frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t)
+                (PA_LIKELY(b < u->hwbuf_size) ?
+                 ((u->hwbuf_size - b) / u->frame_size) : 0);
+        }
 
-    if ((usec = pa_sink_get_requested_latency(u->sink)) <= 0) {
-        /* Use the full buffer if noone asked us for anything
-         * specific */
-        u->hwbuf_unused_frames = 0;
-        return;
+        fix_tsched_watermark(u);
     }
 
-    b = pa_usec_to_bytes(usec, &u->sink->sample_spec);
-
-    /* We need at least one sample in our buffer */
-
-    if (PA_UNLIKELY(b < u->frame_size))
-        b = u->frame_size;
-
-    u->hwbuf_unused_frames =
-        PA_LIKELY(b < u->hwbuf_size) ?
-        ((u->hwbuf_size - b) / u->frame_size) : 0;
-}
-
-static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t avail_min;
-    int err;
+    pa_log_debug("hwbuf_unused_frames=%lu", (unsigned long) u->hwbuf_unused_frames);
 
-    pa_assert(u);
+    /* We need at last one frame in the used part of the buffer */
+    avail_min = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) u->hwbuf_unused_frames + 1;
 
     if (u->use_tsched) {
-        pa_usec_t usec;
-
-        usec = hw_sleep_time(u);
-
-        avail_min = pa_usec_to_bytes(usec, &u->sink->sample_spec) / u->frame_size;
+        pa_usec_t sleep_usec, process_usec;
 
-        if (avail_min <= 0)
-            avail_min = 1;
-
-    } else
-        avail_min = 1;
-
-    avail_min = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) -1;
+        hw_sleep_time(u, &sleep_usec, &process_usec);
+        avail_min += pa_usec_to_bytes(sleep_usec, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    }
 
-    pa_log("setting avail_min=%lu", (unsigned long) avail_min);
+    pa_log_debug("setting avail_min=%lu", (unsigned long) avail_min);
 
     if ((err = pa_alsa_set_sw_params(u->pcm_handle, avail_min)) < 0) {
         pa_log("Failed to set software parameters: %s", snd_strerror(err));
         return err;
     }
 
-    update_hwbuf_unused_frames(u);
-
-    pa_log("hwbuf_unused_frames=%lu", (unsigned long) u->hwbuf_unused_frames);
+    pa_sink_set_max_request(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size - (size_t) u->hwbuf_unused_frames * u->frame_size);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -523,7 +641,11 @@ static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_log_info("Trying resume...");
 
     snd_config_update_free_global();
-    if ((err = snd_pcm_open(&u->pcm_handle, u->device_name, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK)) < 0) {
+    if ((err = snd_pcm_open(&u->pcm_handle, u->device_name, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
+                            /*SND_PCM_NONBLOCK|*/
+                            SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_RESAMPLE|
+                            SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_CHANNELS|
+                            SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT)) < 0) {
         pa_log("Error opening PCM device %s: %s", u->device_name, snd_strerror(err));
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -550,7 +672,9 @@ static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     }
 
     if (nfrags != u->nfragments || period_size*u->frame_size != u->fragment_size) {
-        pa_log_warn("Resume failed, couldn't restore original fragment settings.");
+        pa_log_warn("Resume failed, couldn't restore original fragment settings. (Old: %lu*%lu, New %lu*%lu)",
+                    (unsigned long) u->nfragments, (unsigned long) u->fragment_size,
+                    (unsigned long) nfrags, period_size * u->frame_size);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -563,6 +687,7 @@ static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     /* FIXME: We need to reload the volume somehow */
 
     u->first = TRUE;
+    u->since_start = 0;
 
     pa_log_info("Resumed successfully...");
 
@@ -598,7 +723,7 @@ static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offse
             switch ((pa_sink_state_t) PA_PTR_TO_UINT(data)) {
 
                 case PA_SINK_SUSPENDED:
-                    pa_assert(PA_SINK_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state));
+                    pa_assert(PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state));
 
                     if (suspend(u) < 0)
                         return -1;
@@ -626,14 +751,6 @@ static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offse
             }
 
             break;
-
-/*         case PA_SINK_MESSAGE_ADD_INPUT: */
-/*         case PA_SINK_MESSAGE_REMOVE_INPUT: */
-/*         case PA_SINK_MESSAGE_REMOVE_INPUT_AND_BUFFER: { */
-/*             int r = pa_sink_process_msg(o, code, data, offset, chunk); */
-/*             update_hwbuf_unused_frames(u); */
-/*             return r; */
-/*         } */
     }
 
     return pa_sink_process_msg(o, code, data, offset, chunk);
@@ -649,40 +766,101 @@ static int mixer_callback(snd_mixer_elem_t *elem, unsigned int mask) {
         return 0;
 
     if (mask & SND_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE) {
-        pa_sink_get_volume(u->sink);
-        pa_sink_get_mute(u->sink);
+        pa_sink_get_volume(u->sink, TRUE);
+        pa_sink_get_mute(u->sink, TRUE);
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
+static pa_volume_t from_alsa_volume(struct userdata *u, long alsa_vol) {
+
+    return (pa_volume_t) round(((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_volume_min) * PA_VOLUME_NORM) /
+                               (double) (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min));
+}
+
+static long to_alsa_volume(struct userdata *u, pa_volume_t vol) {
+    long alsa_vol;
+
+    alsa_vol = (long) round(((double) vol * (double) (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min))
+                            / PA_VOLUME_NORM) + u->hw_volume_min;
+
+    return PA_CLAMP_UNLIKELY(alsa_vol, u->hw_volume_min, u->hw_volume_max);
+}
+
 static int sink_get_volume_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
     int err;
-    int i;
+    unsigned i;
+    pa_cvolume r;
+    char t[PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX];
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < s->sample_spec.channels; i++) {
-        long alsa_vol;
+    if (u->mixer_seperate_channels) {
 
-        pa_assert(snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_channel(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i]));
+        r.channels = s->sample_spec.channels;
 
-        if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+        for (i = 0; i < s->sample_spec.channels; i++) {
+            long alsa_vol;
 
-            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) >= 0) {
-                s->volume.values[i] = pa_sw_volume_from_dB(alsa_vol / 100.0);
-                continue;
+            if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
+                VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&alsa_vol, sizeof(alsa_vol));
+#endif
+
+                r.values[i] = pa_sw_volume_from_dB((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_dB_max) / 100.0);
+            } else {
+
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+                r.values[i] = from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol);
             }
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        long alsa_vol;
+
+        if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
+            VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&alsa_vol, sizeof(alsa_vol));
+#endif
+
+            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->sample_spec.channels, pa_sw_volume_from_dB((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_dB_max) / 100.0));
+
+        } else {
 
-            u->hw_dB_supported = FALSE;
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->sample_spec.channels, from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol));
         }
+    }
 
-        if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) < 0)
-            goto fail;
+    pa_log_debug("Read hardware volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &r));
+
+    if (!pa_cvolume_equal(&u->hardware_volume, &r)) {
+
+        u->hardware_volume = s->volume = r;
 
-        s->volume.values[i] = (pa_volume_t) roundf(((float) (alsa_vol - u->hw_volume_min) * PA_VOLUME_NORM) / (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min));
+        if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+            pa_cvolume reset;
+
+            /* Hmm, so the hardware volume changed, let's reset our software volume */
+
+            pa_cvolume_reset(&reset, s->sample_spec.channels);
+            pa_sink_set_soft_volume(s, &reset);
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -696,44 +874,101 @@ fail:
 static int sink_set_volume_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
     int err;
-    int i;
+    unsigned i;
+    pa_cvolume r;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < s->sample_spec.channels; i++) {
-        long alsa_vol;
-        pa_volume_t vol;
+    if (u->mixer_seperate_channels) {
+
+        r.channels = s->sample_spec.channels;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < s->sample_spec.channels; i++) {
+            long alsa_vol;
+            pa_volume_t vol;
+
+            vol = s->volume.values[i];
+
+            if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+
+                alsa_vol = (long) (pa_sw_volume_to_dB(vol) * 100);
+                alsa_vol += u->hw_dB_max;
+                alsa_vol = PA_CLAMP_UNLIKELY(alsa_vol, u->hw_dB_min, u->hw_dB_max);
+
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], alsa_vol, 1)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+                r.values[i] = pa_sw_volume_from_dB((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_dB_max) / 100.0);
+
+            } else {
+                alsa_vol = to_alsa_volume(u, vol);
 
-        pa_assert(snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_channel(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i]));
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
 
-        vol = PA_MIN(s->volume.values[i], PA_VOLUME_NORM);
+                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
+
+                r.values[i] = from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol);
+            }
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        pa_volume_t vol;
+        long alsa_vol;
+
+        vol = pa_cvolume_max(&s->volume);
 
         if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
             alsa_vol = (long) (pa_sw_volume_to_dB(vol) * 100);
+            alsa_vol += u->hw_dB_max;
             alsa_vol = PA_CLAMP_UNLIKELY(alsa_vol, u->hw_dB_min, u->hw_dB_max);
 
-            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], alsa_vol, -1)) >= 0) {
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_dB_all(u->mixer_elem, alsa_vol, 1)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
 
-                if (snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol) >= 0)
-                    s->volume.values[i] = pa_sw_volume_from_dB(alsa_vol / 100.0);
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
 
-                continue;
-            }
+            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->volume.channels, pa_sw_volume_from_dB((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_dB_max) / 100.0));
+
+        } else {
+            alsa_vol = to_alsa_volume(u, vol);
+
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume_all(u->mixer_elem, alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
 
-            u->hw_dB_supported = FALSE;
+            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
 
+            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->sample_spec.channels, from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol));
         }
+    }
 
-        alsa_vol = (long) roundf(((float) vol * (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min)) / PA_VOLUME_NORM) + u->hw_volume_min;
-        alsa_vol = PA_CLAMP_UNLIKELY(alsa_vol, u->hw_volume_min, u->hw_volume_max);
+    u->hardware_volume = r;
 
-        if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], alsa_vol)) < 0)
-            goto fail;
+    if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
+        char t[PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX];
 
-        if (snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], &alsa_vol) >= 0)
-            s->volume.values[i] = (pa_volume_t) roundf(((float) (alsa_vol - u->hw_volume_min) * PA_VOLUME_NORM) / (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min));
-    }
+        /* Match exactly what the user requested by software */
+
+        pa_sw_cvolume_divide(&r, &s->volume, &r);
+        pa_sink_set_soft_volume(s, &r);
+
+        pa_log_debug("Requested volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &s->volume));
+        pa_log_debug("Got hardware volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &u->hardware_volume));
+        pa_log_debug("Calculated software volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &r));
+
+    } else
+
+        /* We can't match exactly what the user requested, hence let's
+         * at least tell the user about it */
+
+        s->volume = r;
 
     return 0;
 
@@ -777,14 +1012,97 @@ static int sink_set_mute_cb(pa_sink *s) {
 
 static void sink_update_requested_latency_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-
+    snd_pcm_sframes_t before;
     pa_assert(u);
 
+    if (!u->pcm_handle)
+        return;
+
+    before = u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
     update_sw_params(u);
+
+    /* Let's check whether we now use only a smaller part of the
+    buffer then before. If so, we need to make sure that subsequent
+    rewinds are relative to the new maxium fill level and not to the
+    current fill level. Thus, let's do a full rewind once, to clear
+    things up. */
+
+    if (u->hwbuf_unused_frames > before) {
+        pa_log_debug("Requesting rewind due to latency change.");
+        pa_sink_request_rewind(s, (size_t) -1);
+    }
+}
+
+static int process_rewind(struct userdata *u) {
+    snd_pcm_sframes_t unused;
+    size_t rewind_nbytes, unused_nbytes, limit_nbytes;
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    /* Figure out how much we shall rewind and reset the counter */
+    rewind_nbytes = u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes;
+    u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes = 0;
+
+    if (rewind_nbytes <= 0)
+        goto finish;
+
+    pa_assert(rewind_nbytes > 0);
+    pa_log_debug("Requested to rewind %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) rewind_nbytes);
+
+    snd_pcm_hwsync(u->pcm_handle);
+    if ((unused = snd_pcm_avail_update(u->pcm_handle)) < 0) {
+        pa_log("snd_pcm_avail_update() failed: %s", snd_strerror((int) unused));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    unused_nbytes = u->tsched_watermark + (size_t) unused * u->frame_size;
+
+    if (u->hwbuf_size > unused_nbytes)
+        limit_nbytes = u->hwbuf_size - unused_nbytes;
+    else
+        limit_nbytes = 0;
+
+    if (rewind_nbytes > limit_nbytes)
+        rewind_nbytes = limit_nbytes;
+
+    if (rewind_nbytes > 0) {
+        snd_pcm_sframes_t in_frames, out_frames;
+
+        pa_log_debug("Limited to %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) rewind_nbytes);
+
+        in_frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t) (rewind_nbytes / u->frame_size);
+        pa_log_debug("before: %lu", (unsigned long) in_frames);
+        if ((out_frames = snd_pcm_rewind(u->pcm_handle, (snd_pcm_uframes_t) in_frames)) < 0) {
+            pa_log("snd_pcm_rewind() failed: %s", snd_strerror((int) out_frames));
+            return -1;
+        }
+        pa_log_debug("after: %lu", (unsigned long) out_frames);
+
+        rewind_nbytes = (size_t) out_frames * u->frame_size;
+
+        if (rewind_nbytes <= 0)
+            pa_log_info("Tried rewind, but was apparently not possible.");
+        else {
+            u->frame_index -= out_frames;
+            pa_log_debug("Rewound %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) rewind_nbytes);
+            pa_sink_process_rewind(u->sink, rewind_nbytes);
+
+            u->after_rewind = TRUE;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    } else
+        pa_log_debug("Mhmm, actually there is nothing to rewind.");
+
+finish:
+
+    pa_sink_process_rewind(u->sink, 0);
+
+    return 0;
+
 }
 
 static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
     struct userdata *u = userdata;
+    unsigned short revents = 0;
 
     pa_assert(u);
 
@@ -796,122 +1114,91 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
     pa_thread_mq_install(&u->thread_mq);
     pa_rtpoll_install(u->rtpoll);
 
-/*     update_hwbuf_unused_frames(u); */
-
     for (;;) {
         int ret;
 
-        pa_log_debug("loop");
+/*         pa_log_debug("loop"); */
 
         /* Render some data and write it to the dsp */
-        if (PA_SINK_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state)) {
-            int work_done = 0;
-
-            if (u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes > 0 && u->use_tsched) {
-                snd_pcm_sframes_t frames, limit, unused;
-
-                pa_log_debug("Requested to rewind %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes);
-
-                frames = u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes / u->frame_size;
-
-                if ((unused = snd_pcm_avail_update(u->pcm_handle)) < 0) {
-                    pa_log("snd_pcm_avail_update() failed: %s", snd_strerror(unused));
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-
-                limit = (u->hwbuf_size / u->frame_size) - unused;
-
-                if (frames > limit)
-                    frames = limit;
-
-                frames = 0;
-
-                if (frames > 0) {
+        if (PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state)) {
+            int work_done;
+            pa_usec_t sleep_usec = 0;
 
-                    pa_log_debug("Limited to %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) frames * u->frame_size);
-
-                    if ((frames = snd_pcm_rewind(u->pcm_handle, frames)) < 0) {
-                        pa_log("snd_pcm_rewind() failed: %s", snd_strerror(frames));
+            if (u->sink->thread_info.rewind_requested)
+                if (process_rewind(u) < 0)
                         goto fail;
-                    }
 
-                    if ((u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes = frames * u->frame_size) <= 0)
-                        pa_log_info("Tried rewind, but was apparently not possible.");
-                    else {
-                        u->frame_index -= frames;
-                        pa_log_debug("Rewound %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) u->sink->thread_info.rewind_nbytes);
-                        pa_sink_process_rewind(u->sink);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    pa_log_debug("Mhmm, actually there is nothing to rewind.");
-                }
-            }
+            if (u->use_mmap)
+                work_done = mmap_write(u, &sleep_usec, revents & POLLOUT);
+            else
+                work_done = unix_write(u, &sleep_usec, revents & POLLOUT);
 
-            if (u->use_mmap) {
-                if ((work_done = mmap_write(u)) < 0)
-                    goto fail;
-            } else {
-                if ((work_done = unix_write(u)) < 0)
-                    goto fail;
-            }
+            if (work_done < 0)
+                goto fail;
 
-            pa_log_debug("work_done = %i", work_done);
+/*             pa_log_debug("work_done = %i", work_done); */
 
             if (work_done) {
 
                 if (u->first) {
                     pa_log_info("Starting playback.");
                     snd_pcm_start(u->pcm_handle);
-                    u->first = FALSE;
 
                     pa_smoother_resume(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec());
                 }
 
-                if (update_smoother(u) < 0)
-                    goto fail;
+                update_smoother(u);
             }
 
             if (u->use_tsched) {
-                pa_usec_t usec, cusec, sleep_usec;
+                pa_usec_t cusec;
 
-                /* OK, the playback buffer is now full, let's
-                 * calculate when to wake up next */
+                if (u->since_start <= u->hwbuf_size) {
+
+                    /* USB devices on ALSA seem to hit a buffer
+                     * underrun during the first iterations much
+                     * quicker then we calculate here, probably due to
+                     * the transport latency. To accomodate for that
+                     * we artificially decrease the sleep time until
+                     * we have filled the buffer at least once
+                     * completely.*/
 
-                usec = hw_sleep_time(u);
+                    /*pa_log_debug("Cutting sleep time for the initial iterations by half.");*/
+                    sleep_usec /= 2;
+                }
 
-                pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (sound card clock).", (double) usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
+                /* OK, the playback buffer is now full, let's
+                 * calculate when to wake up next */
+/*                 pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (sound card clock).", (double) sleep_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC); */
 
                 /* Convert from the sound card time domain to the
                  * system time domain */
-                cusec = pa_smoother_translate(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec(), usec);
+                cusec = pa_smoother_translate(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec(), sleep_usec);
 
-                pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (system clock).", (double) cusec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
-
-                sleep_usec = PA_MIN(usec, cusec);
-
-                pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (smaller value).", (double) sleep_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
+/*                 pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (system clock).", (double) cusec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC); */
 
                 /* We don't trust the conversion, so we wake up whatever comes first */
-                pa_rtpoll_set_timer_relative(u->rtpoll, sleep_usec);
+                pa_rtpoll_set_timer_relative(u->rtpoll, PA_MIN(sleep_usec, cusec));
             }
 
-        } else if (u->use_tsched) {
+            u->first = FALSE;
+            u->after_rewind = FALSE;
+
+        } else if (u->use_tsched)
 
             /* OK, we're in an invalid state, let's disable our timers */
             pa_rtpoll_set_timer_disabled(u->rtpoll);
-        }
 
         /* Hmm, nothing to do. Let's sleep */
-        if ((ret = pa_rtpoll_run(u->rtpoll, 1)) < 0)
+        if ((ret = pa_rtpoll_run(u->rtpoll, TRUE)) < 0)
             goto fail;
 
         if (ret == 0)
             goto finish;
 
         /* Tell ALSA about this and process its response */
-        if (PA_SINK_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state)) {
+        if (PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state)) {
             struct pollfd *pollfd;
-            unsigned short revents = 0;
             int err;
             unsigned n;
 
@@ -922,47 +1209,18 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
                 goto fail;
             }
 
-            if (revents & (POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP)) {
-
-                if (revents & POLLERR)
-                    pa_log_warn("Got POLLERR from ALSA");
-                if (revents & POLLNVAL)
-                    pa_log_warn("Got POLLNVAL from ALSA");
-                if (revents & POLLHUP)
-                    pa_log_warn("Got POLLHUP from ALSA");
-
-                /* Try to recover from this error */
-
-                switch (snd_pcm_state(u->pcm_handle)) {
-
-                    case SND_PCM_STATE_XRUN:
-                        if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, -EPIPE, 1)) != 0) {
-                            pa_log_warn("Could not recover from POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP and XRUN: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-                            goto fail;
-                        }
-                        break;
-
-                    case SND_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED:
-                        if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, -ESTRPIPE, 1)) != 0) {
-                            pa_log_warn("Could not recover from POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP and SUSPENDED: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-                            goto fail;
-                        }
-                        break;
-
-                    default:
-
-                        snd_pcm_drop(u->pcm_handle);
+            if (revents & (POLLIN|POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP|POLLPRI)) {
+                if (pa_alsa_recover_from_poll(u->pcm_handle, revents) < 0)
+                    goto fail;
 
-                        if ((err = snd_pcm_prepare(u->pcm_handle)) < 0) {
-                            pa_log_warn("Could not recover from POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP with snd_pcm_prepare(): %s", snd_strerror(err));
-                            goto fail;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                }
+                u->first = TRUE;
+                u->since_start = 0;
             }
 
-            pa_log_debug("alsa revents = %i", revents);
-        }
+            if (revents && u->use_tsched)
+                pa_log_debug("Wakeup from ALSA!%s%s", (revents & POLLIN) ? " INPUT" : "", (revents & POLLOUT) ? " OUTPUT" : "");
+        } else
+            revents = 0;
     }
 
 fail:
@@ -993,17 +1251,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     pa_bool_t use_mmap = TRUE, b, use_tsched = TRUE, d;
     pa_usec_t usec;
     pa_sink_new_data data;
-    static const char * const class_table[SND_PCM_CLASS_LAST+1] = {
-        [SND_PCM_CLASS_GENERIC] = "sound",
-        [SND_PCM_CLASS_MULTI] = NULL,
-        [SND_PCM_CLASS_MODEM] = "modem",
-        [SND_PCM_CLASS_DIGITIZER] = NULL
-    };
 
     snd_pcm_info_alloca(&pcm_info);
 
     pa_assert(m);
 
+    pa_alsa_redirect_errors_inc();
+
     if (!(ma = pa_modargs_new(m->argument, valid_modargs))) {
         pa_log("Failed to parse module arguments");
         goto fail;
@@ -1018,11 +1272,11 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     frame_size = pa_frame_size(&ss);
 
     nfrags = m->core->default_n_fragments;
-    frag_size = pa_usec_to_bytes(m->core->default_fragment_size_msec*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC, &ss);
+    frag_size = (uint32_t) pa_usec_to_bytes(m->core->default_fragment_size_msec*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC, &ss);
     if (frag_size <= 0)
-        frag_size = frame_size;
-    tsched_size = pa_usec_to_bytes(DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC, &ss);
-    tsched_watermark = pa_usec_to_bytes(DEFAULT_TSCHED_WATERMARK_USEC, &ss);
+        frag_size = (uint32_t) frame_size;
+    tsched_size = (uint32_t) pa_usec_to_bytes(DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC, &ss);
+    tsched_watermark = (uint32_t) pa_usec_to_bytes(DEFAULT_TSCHED_WATERMARK_USEC, &ss);
 
     if (pa_modargs_get_value_u32(ma, "fragments", &nfrags) < 0 ||
         pa_modargs_get_value_u32(ma, "fragment_size", &frag_size) < 0 ||
@@ -1042,12 +1296,12 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     }
 
     if (pa_modargs_get_value_boolean(ma, "tsched", &use_tsched) < 0) {
-        pa_log("Failed to parse timer_scheduling argument.");
+        pa_log("Failed to parse tsched argument.");
         goto fail;
     }
 
     if (use_tsched && !pa_rtclock_hrtimer()) {
-        pa_log("Disabling timer-based scheduling because high-resolution timers are not available from the kernel.");
+        pa_log_notice("Disabling timer-based scheduling because high-resolution timers are not available from the kernel.");
         use_tsched = FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -1058,12 +1312,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     u->use_mmap = use_mmap;
     u->use_tsched = use_tsched;
     u->first = TRUE;
-    pa_thread_mq_init(&u->thread_mq, m->core->mainloop);
+    u->since_start = 0;
+    u->after_rewind = FALSE;
     u->rtpoll = pa_rtpoll_new();
+    pa_thread_mq_init(&u->thread_mq, m->core->mainloop, u->rtpoll);
     u->alsa_rtpoll_item = NULL;
-    pa_rtpoll_item_new_asyncmsgq(u->rtpoll, PA_RTPOLL_EARLY, u->thread_mq.inq);
 
-    u->smoother = pa_smoother_new(DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2, DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2, TRUE);
+    u->smoother = pa_smoother_new(DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2, DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2, TRUE, 5);
     usec = pa_rtclock_usec();
     pa_smoother_set_time_offset(u->smoother, usec);
     pa_smoother_pause(u->smoother, usec);
@@ -1132,18 +1387,29 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
 
         if (pa_alsa_prepare_mixer(u->mixer_handle, u->device_name) >= 0)
             found = TRUE;
-        else if (dev_id) {
-            char *md = pa_sprintf_malloc("hw:%s", dev_id);
+        else {
+            snd_pcm_info_t *info;
+
+            snd_pcm_info_alloca(&info);
+
+            if (snd_pcm_info(u->pcm_handle, info) >= 0) {
+                char *md;
+                int card;
 
-            if (strcmp(u->device_name, md))
-                if (pa_alsa_prepare_mixer(u->mixer_handle, md) >= 0)
-                    found = TRUE;
+                if ((card = snd_pcm_info_get_card(info)) >= 0) {
 
-            pa_xfree(md);
+                    md = pa_sprintf_malloc("hw:%i", card);
+
+                    if (strcmp(u->device_name, md))
+                        if (pa_alsa_prepare_mixer(u->mixer_handle, md) >= 0)
+                            found = TRUE;
+                    pa_xfree(md);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (found)
-            if (!(u->mixer_elem = pa_alsa_find_elem(u->mixer_handle, "Master", "PCM")))
+            if (!(u->mixer_elem = pa_alsa_find_elem(u->mixer_handle, "Master", "PCM", TRUE)))
                 found = FALSE;
 
         if (!found) {
@@ -1167,14 +1433,11 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     pa_sink_new_data_set_sample_spec(&data, &ss);
     pa_sink_new_data_set_channel_map(&data, &map);
 
+    pa_alsa_init_proplist(data.proplist, pcm_info);
     pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_STRING, u->device_name);
-    pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_API, "alsa");
-    pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, snd_pcm_info_get_name(pcm_info));
-
-    if (class_table[snd_pcm_info_get_class(pcm_info)])
-        pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_CLASS, class_table[snd_pcm_info_get_class(pcm_info)]);
-
-    pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_ACCESS_MODE, u->use_tsched ? "mmap_rewrite" : (u->use_mmap ? "mmap" : "serial"));
+    pa_proplist_setf(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_BUFFERING_BUFFER_SIZE, "%lu", (unsigned long) (period_frames * frame_size * nfrags));
+    pa_proplist_setf(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_BUFFERING_FRAGMENT_SIZE, "%lu", (unsigned long) (period_frames * frame_size));
+    pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_ACCESS_MODE, u->use_tsched ? "mmap+timer" : (u->use_mmap ? "mmap" : "serial"));
 
     u->sink = pa_sink_new(m->core, &data, PA_SINK_HARDWARE|PA_SINK_LATENCY);
     pa_sink_new_data_done(&data);
@@ -1193,7 +1456,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     pa_sink_set_rtpoll(u->sink, u->rtpoll);
 
     u->frame_size = frame_size;
-    u->fragment_size = frag_size = period_frames * frame_size;
+    u->fragment_size = frag_size = (uint32_t) (period_frames * frame_size);
     u->nfragments = nfrags;
     u->hwbuf_size = u->fragment_size * nfrags;
     u->hwbuf_unused_frames = 0;
@@ -1202,11 +1465,18 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     u->hw_dB_supported = FALSE;
     u->hw_dB_min = u->hw_dB_max = 0;
     u->hw_volume_min = u->hw_volume_max = 0;
+    u->mixer_seperate_channels = FALSE;
+    pa_cvolume_mute(&u->hardware_volume, u->sink->sample_spec.channels);
+
+    if (use_tsched)
+        fix_tsched_watermark(u);
 
     u->sink->thread_info.max_rewind = use_tsched ? u->hwbuf_size : 0;
+    u->sink->thread_info.max_request = u->hwbuf_size;
 
-    if (!use_tsched)
-        u->sink->min_latency = pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss);
+    pa_sink_set_latency_range(u->sink,
+                              !use_tsched ? pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss) : (pa_usec_t) -1,
+                              pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss));
 
     pa_log_info("Using %u fragments of size %lu bytes, buffer time is %0.2fms",
                 nfrags, (long unsigned) u->fragment_size,
@@ -1224,73 +1494,67 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     if (u->mixer_handle) {
         pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
 
-        if (snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem))
-
-            if (pa_alsa_calc_mixer_map(u->mixer_elem, &map, u->mixer_map, TRUE) >= 0 &&
-                snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(u->mixer_elem, &u->hw_volume_min, &u->hw_volume_max) >= 0) {
-
-                pa_bool_t suitable = TRUE;
+        if (snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem)) {
+            pa_bool_t suitable = FALSE;
 
+            if (snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(u->mixer_elem, &u->hw_volume_min, &u->hw_volume_max) < 0)
+                pa_log_info("Failed to get volume range. Falling back to software volume control.");
+            else if (u->hw_volume_min >= u->hw_volume_max)
+                pa_log_warn("Your kernel driver is broken: it reports a volume range from %li to %li which makes no sense.", u->hw_volume_min, u->hw_volume_max);
+            else {
                 pa_log_info("Volume ranges from %li to %li.", u->hw_volume_min, u->hw_volume_max);
+                suitable = TRUE;
+            }
 
-                if (u->hw_volume_min > u->hw_volume_max) {
-
-                    pa_log_info("Minimal volume %li larger than maximum volume %li. Strange stuff Falling back to software volume control.", u->hw_volume_min, u->hw_volume_max);
-                    suitable = FALSE;
-
-                } else if (u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min < 3) {
-
-                    pa_log_info("Device has less than 4 volume levels. Falling back to software volume control.");
-                    suitable = FALSE;
-
-                } else if (snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range(u->mixer_elem, &u->hw_dB_min, &u->hw_dB_max) >= 0) {
-
-                    pa_log_info("Volume ranges from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB.", u->hw_dB_min/100.0, u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
-
-                    /* Let's see if this thing actually is useful for muting */
-                    if (u->hw_dB_min > -6000) {
-                        pa_log_info("Device cannot attenuate for more than -60 dB (only %0.2f dB supported), falling back to software volume control.", ((double) u->hw_dB_min) / 100);
-
-                        suitable = FALSE;
-                    } else if (u->hw_dB_max < 0) {
-
-                        pa_log_info("Device is still attenuated at maximum volume setting (%0.2f dB is maximum). Strange stuff. Falling back to software volume control.", ((double) u->hw_dB_max) / 100);
-                        suitable = FALSE;
-
-                    } else if (u->hw_dB_min >= u->hw_dB_max) {
-
-                        pa_log_info("Minimal dB (%0.2f) larger or equal to maximum dB (%0.2f). Strange stuff. Falling back to software volume control.", ((double) u->hw_dB_min) / 100, ((double) u->hw_dB_max) / 100);
-                        suitable = FALSE;
+            if (suitable) {
+                if (snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range(u->mixer_elem, &u->hw_dB_min, &u->hw_dB_max) < 0)
+                    pa_log_info("Mixer doesn't support dB information.");
+                else {
+#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
+                    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&u->hw_dB_min, sizeof(u->hw_dB_min));
+                    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&u->hw_dB_max, sizeof(u->hw_dB_max));
+#endif
 
-                    } else {
+                    if (u->hw_dB_min >= u->hw_dB_max)
+                        pa_log_warn("Your kernel driver is broken: it reports a volume range from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB which makes no sense.", (double) u->hw_dB_min/100.0, (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
+                    else {
+                        pa_log_info("Volume ranges from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB.", (double) u->hw_dB_min/100.0, (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
+                        u->hw_dB_supported = TRUE;
 
                         if (u->hw_dB_max > 0) {
-                            /* dB > 0 means overamplification, and clipping, we don't want that here */
-                            pa_log_info("Device can do overamplification for %0.2f dB. Limiting to 0 db", ((double) u->hw_dB_max) / 100);
-                            u->hw_dB_max = 0;
-                        }
-
-                        u->hw_dB_supported = TRUE;
+                            u->sink->base_volume = pa_sw_volume_from_dB(- (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
+                            pa_log_info("Fixing base volume to %0.2f dB", pa_sw_volume_to_dB(u->sink->base_volume));
+                        } else
+                            pa_log_info("No particular base volume set, fixing to 0 dB");
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (suitable) {
-                    u->sink->get_volume = sink_get_volume_cb;
-                    u->sink->set_volume = sink_set_volume_cb;
-                    u->sink->flags |= PA_SINK_HW_VOLUME_CTRL | (u->hw_dB_supported ? PA_SINK_DECIBEL_VOLUME : 0);
-                    pa_log_info("Using hardware volume control. %s dB scale.", u->hw_dB_supported ? "Using" : "Not using");
+                if (!u->hw_dB_supported &&
+                    u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min < 3) {
 
-                } else {
-                    pa_log_info("Using software volume control. Trying to reset sound card to 0 dB.");
-                    pa_alsa_0dB_playback(u->mixer_elem);
+                    pa_log_info("Device doesn't do dB volume and has less than 4 volume levels. Falling back to software volume control.");
+                    suitable = FALSE;
                 }
             }
 
+            if (suitable) {
+                u->mixer_seperate_channels = pa_alsa_calc_mixer_map(u->mixer_elem, &map, u->mixer_map, TRUE) >= 0;
+
+                u->sink->get_volume = sink_get_volume_cb;
+                u->sink->set_volume = sink_set_volume_cb;
+                u->sink->flags |= PA_SINK_HW_VOLUME_CTRL | (u->hw_dB_supported ? PA_SINK_DECIBEL_VOLUME : 0);
+                pa_log_info("Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale %s.", u->hw_dB_supported ? "supported" : "not supported");
+
+            } else
+                pa_log_info("Using software volume control.");
+        }
+
         if (snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_switch(u->mixer_elem)) {
             u->sink->get_mute = sink_get_mute_cb;
             u->sink->set_mute = sink_set_mute_cb;
             u->sink->flags |= PA_SINK_HW_MUTE_CTRL;
-        }
+        } else
+            pa_log_info("Using software mute control.");
 
         u->mixer_fdl = pa_alsa_fdlist_new();
 
@@ -1304,6 +1568,8 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     } else
         u->mixer_fdl = NULL;
 
+    pa_alsa_dump(u->pcm_handle);
+
     if (!(u->thread = pa_thread_new(thread_func, u))) {
         pa_log("Failed to create thread.");
         goto fail;
@@ -1347,8 +1613,10 @@ void pa__done(pa_module*m) {
 
     pa_assert(m);
 
-    if (!(u = m->userdata))
+    if (!(u = m->userdata)) {
+        pa_alsa_redirect_errors_dec();
         return;
+    }
 
     if (u->sink)
         pa_sink_unlink(u->sink);
@@ -1390,4 +1658,6 @@ void pa__done(pa_module*m) {
     pa_xfree(u);
 
     snd_config_update_free_global();
+
+    pa_alsa_redirect_errors_dec();
 }