]> code.delx.au - pulseaudio/blobdiff - src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
Merge most of elmarco/rtclock2
[pulseaudio] / src / modules / alsa / alsa-sink.c
index 61fb408b231267cb4935681c3d5d5ad64468c881..c584362dc553c486f3d02257e67f9e1533a2d387 100644 (file)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,
   or (at your option) any later version.
 
   PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 #include <valgrind/memcheck.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
-#include <pulse/util.h>
+#include <pulse/i18n.h>
+#include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
+#include <pulse/util.h>
+#include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core.h>
 #include <pulsecore/module.h>
 #include <pulsecore/memchunk.h>
 #include <pulsecore/sink.h>
 #include <pulsecore/modargs.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/sample-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
-#include <pulsecore/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulsecore/time-smoother.h>
 
+#include <modules/reserve-wrap.h>
+
 #include "alsa-util.h"
 #include "alsa-sink.h"
 
+/* #define DEBUG_TIMING */
+
 #define DEFAULT_DEVICE "default"
-#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 */
+#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC (2*PA_USEC_PER_SEC)            /* 2s   -- Overall buffer size */
+#define DEFAULT_TSCHED_WATERMARK_USEC (20*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)       /* 20ms -- Fill up when only this much is left in the buffer */
+#define TSCHED_WATERMARK_STEP_USEC (10*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)          /* 10ms -- On underrun, increase watermark by this */
+#define TSCHED_MIN_SLEEP_USEC (10*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)               /* 10ms -- Sleep at least 10ms on each iteration */
+#define TSCHED_MIN_WAKEUP_USEC (4*PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)               /* 4ms  -- Wakeup at least this long before the buffer runs empty*/
 
 struct userdata {
     pa_core *core;
@@ -74,20 +81,28 @@ struct userdata {
 
     pa_alsa_fdlist *mixer_fdl;
     snd_mixer_t *mixer_handle;
-    snd_mixer_elem_t *mixer_elem;
-    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_alsa_path_set *mixer_path_set;
+    pa_alsa_path *mixer_path;
+
     pa_cvolume hardware_volume;
 
-    size_t frame_size, fragment_size, hwbuf_size, tsched_watermark;
+    size_t
+        frame_size,
+        fragment_size,
+        hwbuf_size,
+        tsched_watermark,
+        hwbuf_unused,
+        min_sleep,
+        min_wakeup,
+        watermark_step;
+
     unsigned nfragments;
     pa_memchunk memchunk;
 
-    char *device_name;
+    char *device_name;  /* name of the PCM device */
+    char *control_device; /* name of the control device */
 
-    pa_bool_t use_mmap, use_tsched;
+    pa_bool_t use_mmap:1, use_tsched:1;
 
     pa_bool_t first, after_rewind;
 
@@ -96,39 +111,193 @@ struct userdata {
     snd_mixer_selem_channel_id_t mixer_map[SND_MIXER_SCHN_LAST];
 
     pa_smoother *smoother;
-    int64_t frame_index;
+    uint64_t write_count;
     uint64_t since_start;
 
-    snd_pcm_sframes_t hwbuf_unused_frames;
+    pa_reserve_wrapper *reserve;
+    pa_hook_slot *reserve_slot;
+    pa_reserve_monitor_wrapper *monitor;
+    pa_hook_slot *monitor_slot;
 };
 
 static void userdata_free(struct userdata *u);
 
+static pa_hook_result_t reserve_cb(pa_reserve_wrapper *r, void *forced, struct userdata *u) {
+    pa_assert(r);
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    if (pa_sink_suspend(u->sink, TRUE, PA_SUSPEND_APPLICATION) < 0)
+        return PA_HOOK_CANCEL;
+
+    return PA_HOOK_OK;
+}
+
+static void reserve_done(struct userdata *u) {
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    if (u->reserve_slot) {
+        pa_hook_slot_free(u->reserve_slot);
+        u->reserve_slot = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (u->reserve) {
+        pa_reserve_wrapper_unref(u->reserve);
+        u->reserve = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static void reserve_update(struct userdata *u) {
+    const char *description;
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    if (!u->sink || !u->reserve)
+        return;
+
+    if ((description = pa_proplist_gets(u->sink->proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION)))
+        pa_reserve_wrapper_set_application_device_name(u->reserve, description);
+}
+
+static int reserve_init(struct userdata *u, const char *dname) {
+    char *rname;
+
+    pa_assert(u);
+    pa_assert(dname);
+
+    if (u->reserve)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (pa_in_system_mode())
+        return 0;
+
+    /* We are resuming, try to lock the device */
+    if (!(rname = pa_alsa_get_reserve_name(dname)))
+        return 0;
+
+    u->reserve = pa_reserve_wrapper_get(u->core, rname);
+    pa_xfree(rname);
+
+    if (!(u->reserve))
+        return -1;
+
+    reserve_update(u);
+
+    pa_assert(!u->reserve_slot);
+    u->reserve_slot = pa_hook_connect(pa_reserve_wrapper_hook(u->reserve), PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) reserve_cb, u);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static pa_hook_result_t monitor_cb(pa_reserve_monitor_wrapper *w, void* busy, struct userdata *u) {
+    pa_bool_t b;
+
+    pa_assert(w);
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    b = PA_PTR_TO_UINT(busy) && !u->reserve;
+
+    pa_sink_suspend(u->sink, b, PA_SUSPEND_APPLICATION);
+    return PA_HOOK_OK;
+}
+
+static void monitor_done(struct userdata *u) {
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    if (u->monitor_slot) {
+        pa_hook_slot_free(u->monitor_slot);
+        u->monitor_slot = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (u->monitor) {
+        pa_reserve_monitor_wrapper_unref(u->monitor);
+        u->monitor = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int reserve_monitor_init(struct userdata *u, const char *dname) {
+    char *rname;
+
+    pa_assert(u);
+    pa_assert(dname);
+
+    if (pa_in_system_mode())
+        return 0;
+
+    /* We are resuming, try to lock the device */
+    if (!(rname = pa_alsa_get_reserve_name(dname)))
+        return 0;
+
+    u->monitor = pa_reserve_monitor_wrapper_get(u->core, rname);
+    pa_xfree(rname);
+
+    if (!(u->monitor))
+        return -1;
+
+    pa_assert(!u->monitor_slot);
+    u->monitor_slot = pa_hook_connect(pa_reserve_monitor_wrapper_hook(u->monitor), PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) monitor_cb, u);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void fix_min_sleep_wakeup(struct userdata *u) {
+    size_t max_use, max_use_2;
+
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    max_use = u->hwbuf_size - u->hwbuf_unused;
+    max_use_2 = pa_frame_align(max_use/2, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+    u->min_sleep = pa_usec_to_bytes(TSCHED_MIN_SLEEP_USEC, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    u->min_sleep = PA_CLAMP(u->min_sleep, u->frame_size, max_use_2);
+
+    u->min_wakeup = pa_usec_to_bytes(TSCHED_MIN_WAKEUP_USEC, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+    u->min_wakeup = PA_CLAMP(u->min_wakeup, u->frame_size, max_use_2);
+}
+
 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;
+    max_use = u->hwbuf_size - u->hwbuf_unused;
+
+    if (u->tsched_watermark > max_use - u->min_sleep)
+        u->tsched_watermark = max_use - u->min_sleep;
+
+    if (u->tsched_watermark < u->min_wakeup)
+        u->tsched_watermark = u->min_wakeup;
+}
+
+static void adjust_after_underrun(struct userdata *u) {
+    size_t old_watermark;
+    pa_usec_t old_min_latency, new_min_latency;
+
+    pa_assert(u);
+    pa_assert(u->use_tsched);
+
+    /* First, just try to increase the watermark */
+    old_watermark = u->tsched_watermark;
+    u->tsched_watermark = PA_MIN(u->tsched_watermark * 2, u->tsched_watermark + u->watermark_step);
+    fix_tsched_watermark(u);
 
-    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 (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;
+    }
 
-    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;
+    /* Hmm, we cannot increase the watermark any further, hence let's raise the latency */
+    old_min_latency = u->sink->thread_info.min_latency;
+    new_min_latency = PA_MIN(old_min_latency * 2, old_min_latency + TSCHED_WATERMARK_STEP_USEC);
+    new_min_latency = PA_MIN(new_min_latency, u->sink->thread_info.max_latency);
 
-    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 (old_min_latency != new_min_latency) {
+        pa_log_notice("Increasing minimal latency to %0.2f ms",
+                      (double) new_min_latency / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
 
-    if (u->tsched_watermark > max_use-min_sleep)
-        u->tsched_watermark = max_use-min_sleep;
+        pa_sink_set_latency_range_within_thread(u->sink, new_min_latency, u->sink->thread_info.max_latency);
+        return;
+    }
 
-    if (u->tsched_watermark < min_wakeup)
-        u->tsched_watermark = min_wakeup;
+    /* When we reach this we're officialy fucked! */
 }
 
 static void hw_sleep_time(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_usec_t*process_usec) {
@@ -144,17 +313,20 @@ static void hw_sleep_time(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_usec_t*p
     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;
+    if (wm > usec)
+        wm = usec/2;
+
+    *sleep_usec = usec - wm;
+    *process_usec = wm;
 
-/*     pa_log_debug("after watermark: %u ms", (unsigned) (*sleep_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC)); */
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+    pa_log_debug("Buffer time: %lu ms; Sleep time: %lu ms; Process time: %lu ms",
+                 (unsigned long) (usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC),
+                 (unsigned long) (*sleep_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC),
+                 (unsigned long) (*process_usec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC));
+#endif
 }
 
 static int try_recover(struct userdata *u, const char *call, int err) {
@@ -162,45 +334,52 @@ static int try_recover(struct userdata *u, const char *call, int err) {
     pa_assert(call);
     pa_assert(err < 0);
 
-    pa_log_debug("%s: %s", call, snd_strerror(err));
+    pa_log_debug("%s: %s", call, pa_alsa_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;
+    if ((err = snd_pcm_recover(u->pcm_handle, err, 1)) < 0) {
+        pa_log("%s: %s", call, pa_alsa_strerror(err));
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    pa_log("%s: %s", call, snd_strerror(err));
-    return -1;
+    u->first = TRUE;
+    u->since_start = 0;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-static size_t check_left_to_play(struct userdata *u, snd_pcm_sframes_t n) {
+static size_t check_left_to_play(struct userdata *u, size_t n_bytes) {
     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
+    /* We use <= instead of < for this check here because an underrun
+     * only happens after the last sample was processed, not already when
+     * it is removed from the buffer. This is particularly important
+     * when block transfer is used. */
+
+    if (n_bytes <= u->hwbuf_size) {
+        left_to_play = u->hwbuf_size - n_bytes;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+        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);
+#endif
+
+    } 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!");
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+        PA_DEBUG_TRAP;
+#endif
 
-        if (u->use_tsched) {
-            size_t old_watermark = u->tsched_watermark;
+        if (!u->first && !u->after_rewind) {
 
-            u->tsched_watermark *= 2;
-            fix_tsched_watermark(u);
+            if (pa_log_ratelimit())
+                pa_log_info("Underrun!");
 
-            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);
+            if (u->use_tsched)
+                adjust_after_underrun(u);
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,9 +387,10 @@ static size_t check_left_to_play(struct userdata *u, snd_pcm_sframes_t n) {
 }
 
 static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polled) {
-    int work_done = 0;
+    pa_bool_t work_done = TRUE;
     pa_usec_t max_sleep_usec = 0, process_usec = 0;
     size_t left_to_play;
+    unsigned j = 0;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_sink_assert_ref(u->sink);
@@ -220,22 +400,27 @@ static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
 
     for (;;) {
         snd_pcm_sframes_t n;
+        size_t n_bytes;
         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 = pa_alsa_safe_avail_update(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY((n = pa_alsa_safe_avail(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
 
-            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail_update", (int) n)) == 0)
+            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail", (int) n)) == 0)
                 continue;
 
             return r;
         }
 
-        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n);
+        n_bytes = (size_t) n * u->frame_size;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+        pa_log_debug("avail: %lu", (unsigned long) n_bytes);
+#endif
+
+        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n_bytes);
 
         if (u->use_tsched)
 
@@ -246,33 +431,56 @@ static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
             * a single hw buffer length. */
 
             if (!polled &&
-                pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) > process_usec+max_sleep_usec/2)
+                pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) > process_usec+max_sleep_usec/2) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+                pa_log_debug("Not filling up, because too early.");
+#endif
                 break;
+            }
 
-        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n <= u->hwbuf_unused_frames)) {
+        if (PA_UNLIKELY(n_bytes <= u->hwbuf_unused)) {
 
             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 ALSA developers. "
-                       "We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail_update() returned 0.");
-
+                PA_ONCE_BEGIN {
+                    char *dn = pa_alsa_get_driver_name_by_pcm(u->pcm_handle);
+                    pa_log(_("ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write!\n"
+                             "Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver '%s'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.\n"
+                             "We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail() returned 0 or another value < min_avail."),
+                           pa_strnull(dn));
+                    pa_xfree(dn);
+                } PA_ONCE_END;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+            pa_log_debug("Not filling up, because not necessary.");
+#endif
             break;
         }
 
-        n -= u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
 
+        if (++j > 10) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+            pa_log_debug("Not filling up, because already too many iterations.");
+#endif
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        n_bytes -= u->hwbuf_unused;
         polled = FALSE;
 
-/*         pa_log_debug("Filling up"); */
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+        pa_log_debug("Filling up");
+#endif
 
         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_uframes_t offset, frames;
             snd_pcm_sframes_t sframes;
 
+            frames = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) (n_bytes / u->frame_size);
 /*             pa_log_debug("%lu frames to write", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
             if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = pa_alsa_safe_mmap_begin(u->pcm_handle, &areas, &offset, &frames, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
@@ -302,9 +510,6 @@ static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
             chunk.index = 0;
 
             pa_sink_render_into_full(u->sink, &chunk);
-
-            /* 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)) {
@@ -315,28 +520,37 @@ static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
                 return r;
             }
 
-            work_done = 1;
+            work_done = TRUE;
 
-            u->frame_index += (int64_t) frames;
+            u->write_count += frames * u->frame_size;
             u->since_start += frames * u->frame_size;
 
-/*             pa_log_debug("wrote %lu frames", (unsigned long) frames); */
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+            pa_log_debug("Wrote %lu bytes (of possible %lu bytes)", (unsigned long) (frames * u->frame_size), (unsigned long) n_bytes);
+#endif
 
-            if (frames >= (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n)
+            if ((size_t) frames * u->frame_size >= n_bytes)
                 break;
 
-            n -= (snd_pcm_sframes_t) frames;
+            n_bytes -= (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
         }
     }
 
-    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) - process_usec;
-    return work_done;
+    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+    if (*sleep_usec > process_usec)
+        *sleep_usec -= process_usec;
+    else
+        *sleep_usec = 0;
+
+    return work_done ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polled) {
-    int work_done = 0;
+    pa_bool_t work_done = FALSE;
     pa_usec_t max_sleep_usec = 0, process_usec = 0;
     size_t left_to_play;
+    unsigned j = 0;
 
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_sink_assert_ref(u->sink);
@@ -346,19 +560,19 @@ static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
 
     for (;;) {
         snd_pcm_sframes_t n;
+        size_t n_bytes;
         int r;
 
-        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 (PA_UNLIKELY((n = pa_alsa_safe_avail(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
 
-            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail_update", (int) n)) == 0)
+            if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_avail", (int) n)) == 0)
                 continue;
 
             return r;
         }
 
-        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n);
+        n_bytes = (size_t) n * u->frame_size;
+        left_to_play = check_left_to_play(u, n_bytes);
 
         if (u->use_tsched)
 
@@ -372,18 +586,30 @@ static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
                 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 (PA_UNLIKELY(n_bytes <= u->hwbuf_unused)) {
 
             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 ALSA developers. "
-                       "We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail_update() returned 0.");
+                PA_ONCE_BEGIN {
+                    char *dn = pa_alsa_get_driver_name_by_pcm(u->pcm_handle);
+                    pa_log(_("ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write!\n"
+                             "Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver '%s'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.\n"
+                             "We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail() returned 0 or another value < min_avail."),
+                           pa_strnull(dn));
+                    pa_xfree(dn);
+                } PA_ONCE_END;
 
             break;
         }
 
-        n -= u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
+        if (++j > 10) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+            pa_log_debug("Not filling up, because already too many iterations.");
+#endif
 
+            break;
+        }
+
+        n_bytes -= u->hwbuf_unused;
         polled = FALSE;
 
         for (;;) {
@@ -393,14 +619,14 @@ static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
 /*         pa_log_debug("%lu frames to write", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
             if (u->memchunk.length <= 0)
-                pa_sink_render(u->sink, (size_t) n * u->frame_size, &u->memchunk);
+                pa_sink_render(u->sink, n_bytes, &u->memchunk);
 
             pa_assert(u->memchunk.length > 0);
 
             frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t) (u->memchunk.length / u->frame_size);
 
-            if (frames > n)
-                frames = n;
+            if (frames > (snd_pcm_sframes_t) (n_bytes/u->frame_size))
+                frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t) (n_bytes/u->frame_size);
 
             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);
@@ -424,30 +650,35 @@ static int unix_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
                 pa_memchunk_reset(&u->memchunk);
             }
 
-            work_done = 1;
+            work_done = TRUE;
 
-            u->frame_index += frames;
-            u->since_start += (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
+            u->write_count += frames * u->frame_size;
+            u->since_start += frames * u->frame_size;
 
 /*         pa_log_debug("wrote %lu frames", (unsigned long) frames); */
 
-            if (frames >= n)
+            if ((size_t) frames * u->frame_size >= n_bytes)
                 break;
 
-            n -= frames;
+            n_bytes -= (size_t) frames * u->frame_size;
         }
     }
 
-    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec) - process_usec;
-    return work_done;
+    *sleep_usec = pa_bytes_to_usec(left_to_play, &u->sink->sample_spec);
+
+    if (*sleep_usec > process_usec)
+        *sleep_usec -= process_usec;
+    else
+        *sleep_usec = 0;
+
+    return work_done ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static void update_smoother(struct userdata *u) {
-    snd_pcm_sframes_t delay  = 0;
-    int64_t frames;
+    snd_pcm_sframes_t delay = 0;
+    int64_t position;
     int err;
-    pa_usec_t now1, now2;
-/*     struct timeval timestamp; */
+    pa_usec_t now1 = 0, now2;
     snd_pcm_status_t *status;
 
     snd_pcm_status_alloca(&status);
@@ -457,48 +688,46 @@ static void update_smoother(struct userdata *u) {
 
     /* 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 query DSP status data: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+    if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = pa_alsa_safe_delay(u->pcm_handle, &delay, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
+        pa_log_warn("Failed to query DSP status data: %s", pa_alsa_strerror(err));
         return;
     }
 
-    frames = u->frame_index - delay;
+    if (PA_UNLIKELY((err = snd_pcm_status(u->pcm_handle, status)) < 0))
+        pa_log_warn("Failed to get timestamp: %s", pa_alsa_strerror(err));
+    else {
+        snd_htimestamp_t htstamp = { 0, 0 };
+        snd_pcm_status_get_htstamp(status, &htstamp);
+        now1 = pa_timespec_load(&htstamp);
+    }
+
+    position = (int64_t) u->write_count - ((int64_t) delay * (int64_t) u->frame_size);
+
+    if (PA_UNLIKELY(position < 0))
+        position = 0;
 
-/*     pa_log_debug("frame_index = %llu, delay = %llu, p = %llu", (unsigned long long) u->frame_index, (unsigned long long) delay, (unsigned long long) frames); */
+    /* Hmm, if the timestamp is 0, then it wasn't set and we take the current time */
+    if (now1 <= 0)
+        now1 = pa_rtclock_now();
 
-/*     snd_pcm_status_get_tstamp(status, &timestamp); */
-/*     pa_rtclock_from_wallclock(&timestamp); */
-/*     now1 = pa_timeval_load(&timestamp); */
+    now2 = pa_bytes_to_usec((uint64_t) position, &u->sink->sample_spec);
 
-    now1 = pa_rtclock_usec();
-    now2 = pa_bytes_to_usec((uint64_t) frames * u->frame_size, &u->sink->sample_spec);
     pa_smoother_put(u->smoother, now1, now2);
 }
 
 static pa_usec_t sink_get_latency(struct userdata *u) {
-    pa_usec_t r = 0;
+    pa_usec_t r;
     int64_t delay;
     pa_usec_t now1, now2;
 
     pa_assert(u);
 
-    now1 = pa_rtclock_usec();
+    now1 = pa_rtclock_now();
     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;
+    delay = (int64_t) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->write_count, &u->sink->sample_spec) - (int64_t) now2;
 
-    if (delay > 0)
-        r = (pa_usec_t) delay;
+    r = delay >= 0 ? (pa_usec_t) delay : 0;
 
     if (u->memchunk.memblock)
         r += pa_bytes_to_usec(u->memchunk.length, &u->sink->sample_spec);
@@ -519,11 +748,12 @@ static int build_pollfd(struct userdata *u) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Called from IO context */
 static int suspend(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_assert(u);
     pa_assert(u->pcm_handle);
 
-    pa_smoother_pause(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec());
+    pa_smoother_pause(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_now());
 
     /* Let's suspend -- we don't call snd_pcm_drain() here since that might
      * take awfully long with our long buffer sizes today. */
@@ -540,6 +770,7 @@ static int suspend(struct userdata *u) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Called from IO context */
 static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
     snd_pcm_uframes_t avail_min;
     int err;
@@ -547,7 +778,7 @@ static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_assert(u);
 
     /* Use the full buffer if noone asked us for anything specific */
-    u->hwbuf_unused_frames = 0;
+    u->hwbuf_unused = 0;
 
     if (u->use_tsched) {
         pa_usec_t latency;
@@ -555,7 +786,7 @@ static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
         if ((latency = pa_sink_get_requested_latency_within_thread(u->sink)) != (pa_usec_t) -1) {
             size_t b;
 
-            pa_log_debug("latency set to %0.2fms", (double) latency / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
+            pa_log_debug("Latency set to %0.2fms", (double) latency / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
 
             b = pa_usec_to_bytes(latency, &u->sink->sample_spec);
 
@@ -564,18 +795,17 @@ static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
             if (PA_UNLIKELY(b < u->frame_size))
                 b = u->frame_size;
 
-            u->hwbuf_unused_frames = (snd_pcm_sframes_t)
-                (PA_LIKELY(b < u->hwbuf_size) ?
-                 ((u->hwbuf_size - b) / u->frame_size) : 0);
+            u->hwbuf_unused = PA_LIKELY(b < u->hwbuf_size) ? (u->hwbuf_size - b) : 0;
         }
 
+        fix_min_sleep_wakeup(u);
         fix_tsched_watermark(u);
     }
 
-    pa_log_debug("hwbuf_unused_frames=%lu", (unsigned long) u->hwbuf_unused_frames);
+    pa_log_debug("hwbuf_unused=%lu", (unsigned long) u->hwbuf_unused);
 
     /* We need at last one frame in the used part of the buffer */
-    avail_min = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) u->hwbuf_unused_frames + 1;
+    avail_min = (snd_pcm_uframes_t) u->hwbuf_unused / u->frame_size + 1;
 
     if (u->use_tsched) {
         pa_usec_t sleep_usec, process_usec;
@@ -587,15 +817,16 @@ static int update_sw_params(struct userdata *u) {
     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));
+        pa_log("Failed to set software parameters: %s", pa_alsa_strerror(err));
         return err;
     }
 
-    pa_sink_set_max_request(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size - (size_t) u->hwbuf_unused_frames * u->frame_size);
+    pa_sink_set_max_request_within_thread(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size - u->hwbuf_unused);
 
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Called from IO context */
 static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     pa_sample_spec ss;
     int err;
@@ -608,13 +839,12 @@ 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|*/
                             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));
+        pa_log("Error opening PCM device %s: %s", u->device_name, pa_alsa_strerror(err));
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -625,7 +855,7 @@ static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     d = u->use_tsched;
 
     if ((err = pa_alsa_set_hw_params(u->pcm_handle, &ss, &nfrags, &period_size, u->hwbuf_size / u->frame_size, &b, &d, TRUE)) < 0) {
-        pa_log("Failed to set hardware parameters: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+        pa_log("Failed to set hardware parameters: %s", pa_alsa_strerror(err));
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -652,8 +882,6 @@ static int unsuspend(struct userdata *u) {
     if (build_pollfd(u) < 0)
         goto fail;
 
-    /* FIXME: We need to reload the volume somehow */
-
     u->first = TRUE;
     u->since_start = 0;
 
@@ -670,6 +898,7 @@ fail:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/* Called from IO context */
 static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offset, pa_memchunk *chunk) {
     struct userdata *u = PA_SINK(o)->userdata;
 
@@ -715,6 +944,7 @@ static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offse
 
                 case PA_SINK_UNLINKED:
                 case PA_SINK_INIT:
+                case PA_SINK_INVALID_STATE:
                     ;
             }
 
@@ -724,6 +954,25 @@ static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offse
     return pa_sink_process_msg(o, code, data, offset, chunk);
 }
 
+/* Called from main context */
+static int sink_set_state_cb(pa_sink *s, pa_sink_state_t new_state) {
+    pa_sink_state_t old_state;
+    struct userdata *u;
+
+    pa_sink_assert_ref(s);
+    pa_assert_se(u = s->userdata);
+
+    old_state = pa_sink_get_state(u->sink);
+
+    if (PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(old_state) && new_state == PA_SINK_SUSPENDED)
+        reserve_done(u);
+    else if (old_state == PA_SINK_SUSPENDED && PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(new_state))
+        if (reserve_init(u, u->device_name) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int mixer_callback(snd_mixer_elem_t *elem, unsigned int mask) {
     struct userdata *u = snd_mixer_elem_get_callback_private(elem);
 
@@ -734,276 +983,162 @@ 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, TRUE);
+        pa_sink_get_volume(u->sink, TRUE, FALSE);
         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) {
+static void sink_get_volume_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-    int err;
-    unsigned i;
     pa_cvolume r;
     char t[PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX];
 
     pa_assert(u);
-    pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
-
-    if (u->mixer_seperate_channels) {
-
-        r.channels = s->sample_spec.channels;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < s->sample_spec.channels; i++) {
-            long alsa_vol;
-
-            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 {
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_path);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_handle);
 
-            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
-                goto fail;
+    if (pa_alsa_path_get_volume(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, &s->channel_map, &r) < 0)
+        return;
 
-            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->sample_spec.channels, from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol));
-        }
-    }
+    /* Shift down by the base volume, so that 0dB becomes maximum volume */
+    pa_sw_cvolume_multiply_scalar(&r, &r, s->base_volume);
 
     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;
+    if (pa_cvolume_equal(&u->hardware_volume, &r))
+        return;
 
-        if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
-            pa_cvolume reset;
+    s->virtual_volume = u->hardware_volume = r;
 
-            /* Hmm, so the hardware volume changed, let's reset our software volume */
+    if (u->mixer_path->has_dB) {
+        pa_cvolume reset;
 
-            pa_cvolume_reset(&reset, s->sample_spec.channels);
-            pa_sink_set_soft_volume(s, &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;
-
-fail:
-    pa_log_error("Unable to read volume: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-
-    return -1;
 }
 
-static int sink_set_volume_cb(pa_sink *s) {
+static void sink_set_volume_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-    int err;
-    unsigned i;
     pa_cvolume r;
+    char t[PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX];
 
     pa_assert(u);
-    pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
-
-    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;
-
-#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 {
-                alsa_vol = to_alsa_volume(u, vol);
-
-                if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, u->mixer_map[i], alsa_vol)) < 0)
-                    goto fail;
-
-                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_all(u->mixer_elem, alsa_vol, 1)) < 0)
-                goto fail;
-
-            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->volume.channels, pa_sw_volume_from_dB((double) (alsa_vol - u->hw_dB_max) / 100.0));
-
-        } else {
-            alsa_vol = to_alsa_volume(u, vol);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_path);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_handle);
 
-            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume_all(u->mixer_elem, alsa_vol)) < 0)
-                goto fail;
+    /* Shift up by the base volume */
+    pa_sw_cvolume_divide_scalar(&r, &s->virtual_volume, s->base_volume);
 
-            if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(u->mixer_elem, SND_MIXER_SCHN_MONO, &alsa_vol)) < 0)
-                goto fail;
+    if (pa_alsa_path_set_volume(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, &s->channel_map, &r) < 0)
+        return;
 
-            pa_cvolume_set(&r, s->sample_spec.channels, from_alsa_volume(u, alsa_vol));
-        }
-    }
+    /* Shift down by the base volume, so that 0dB becomes maximum volume */
+    pa_sw_cvolume_multiply_scalar(&r, &r, s->base_volume);
 
     u->hardware_volume = r;
 
-    if (u->hw_dB_supported) {
-        char t[PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX];
+    if (u->mixer_path->has_dB) {
 
         /* Match exactly what the user requested by software */
+        pa_sw_cvolume_divide(&s->soft_volume, &s->virtual_volume, &u->hardware_volume);
 
-        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("Requested volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &s->virtual_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));
+        pa_log_debug("Calculated software volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &s->soft_volume));
 
-    } else
+    } else {
+        pa_log_debug("Wrote hardware volume: %s", pa_cvolume_snprint(t, sizeof(t), &r));
 
         /* We can't match exactly what the user requested, hence let's
          * at least tell the user about it */
 
-        s->volume = r;
+        s->virtual_volume = r;
+    }
+}
 
-    return 0;
+static void sink_get_mute_cb(pa_sink *s) {
+    struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
+    pa_bool_t b;
 
-fail:
-    pa_log_error("Unable to set volume: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+    pa_assert(u);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_path);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_handle);
 
-    return -1;
+    if (pa_alsa_path_get_mute(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, &b) < 0)
+        return;
+
+    s->muted = b;
 }
 
-static int sink_get_mute_cb(pa_sink *s) {
+static void sink_set_mute_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-    int err, sw;
 
     pa_assert(u);
-    pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
-
-    if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_switch(u->mixer_elem, 0, &sw)) < 0) {
-        pa_log_error("Unable to get switch: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    s->muted = !sw;
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_path);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_handle);
 
-    return 0;
+    pa_alsa_path_set_mute(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, s->muted);
 }
 
-static int sink_set_mute_cb(pa_sink *s) {
+static int sink_set_port_cb(pa_sink *s, pa_device_port *p) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-    int err;
+    pa_alsa_port_data *data;
 
     pa_assert(u);
-    pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
+    pa_assert(p);
+    pa_assert(u->mixer_handle);
 
-    if ((err = snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_switch_all(u->mixer_elem, !s->muted)) < 0) {
-        pa_log_error("Unable to set switch: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-        return -1;
+    data = PA_DEVICE_PORT_DATA(p);
+
+    pa_assert_se(u->mixer_path = data->path);
+    pa_alsa_path_select(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle);
+
+    if (u->mixer_path->has_volume && u->mixer_path->has_dB) {
+        s->base_volume = pa_sw_volume_from_dB(-u->mixer_path->max_dB);
+        s->n_volume_steps = PA_VOLUME_NORM+1;
+
+        if (u->mixer_path->max_dB > 0.0)
+            pa_log_info("Fixing base volume to %0.2f dB", pa_sw_volume_to_dB(s->base_volume));
+        else
+            pa_log_info("No particular base volume set, fixing to 0 dB");
+    } else {
+        s->base_volume = PA_VOLUME_NORM;
+        s->n_volume_steps = u->mixer_path->max_volume - u->mixer_path->min_volume + 1;
     }
 
+    if (data->setting)
+        pa_alsa_setting_select(data->setting, u->mixer_handle);
+
+    if (s->set_mute)
+        s->set_mute(s);
+    if (s->set_volume)
+        s->set_volume(s);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 static void sink_update_requested_latency_cb(pa_sink *s) {
     struct userdata *u = s->userdata;
-    snd_pcm_sframes_t before;
+    size_t before;
     pa_assert(u);
 
     if (!u->pcm_handle)
         return;
 
-    before = u->hwbuf_unused_frames;
+    before = u->hwbuf_unused;
     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
+    rewinds are relative to the new maximum 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) {
+    if (u->hwbuf_unused > before) {
         pa_log_debug("Requesting rewind due to latency change.");
         pa_sink_request_rewind(s, (size_t) -1);
     }
@@ -1016,17 +1151,11 @@ static int process_rewind(struct userdata *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));
+    if (PA_UNLIKELY((unused = pa_alsa_safe_avail(u->pcm_handle, u->hwbuf_size, &u->sink->sample_spec)) < 0)) {
+        pa_log("snd_pcm_avail() failed: %s", pa_alsa_strerror((int) unused));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1048,7 +1177,7 @@ static int process_rewind(struct userdata *u) {
         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));
+            pa_log("snd_pcm_rewind() failed: %s", pa_alsa_strerror((int) out_frames));
             return -1;
         }
         pa_log_debug("after: %lu", (unsigned long) out_frames);
@@ -1058,7 +1187,7 @@ static int process_rewind(struct userdata *u) {
         if (rewind_nbytes <= 0)
             pa_log_info("Tried rewind, but was apparently not possible.");
         else {
-            u->frame_index -= out_frames;
+            u->write_count -= out_frames * u->frame_size;
             pa_log_debug("Rewound %lu bytes.", (unsigned long) rewind_nbytes);
             pa_sink_process_rewind(u->sink, rewind_nbytes);
 
@@ -1068,12 +1197,8 @@ static int process_rewind(struct userdata *u) {
     } 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) {
@@ -1088,19 +1213,20 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
         pa_make_realtime(u->core->realtime_priority);
 
     pa_thread_mq_install(&u->thread_mq);
-    pa_rtpoll_install(u->rtpoll);
 
     for (;;) {
         int ret;
 
-/*         pa_log_debug("loop"); */
+#ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
+        pa_log_debug("Loop");
+#endif
 
         /* Render some data and write it to the dsp */
         if (PA_SINK_IS_OPENED(u->sink->thread_info.state)) {
             int work_done;
             pa_usec_t sleep_usec = 0;
 
-            if (u->sink->thread_info.rewind_requested)
+            if (PA_UNLIKELY(u->sink->thread_info.rewind_requested))
                 if (process_rewind(u) < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
@@ -1120,7 +1246,7 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
                     pa_log_info("Starting playback.");
                     snd_pcm_start(u->pcm_handle);
 
-                    pa_smoother_resume(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec());
+                    pa_smoother_resume(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_now(), TRUE);
                 }
 
                 update_smoother(u);
@@ -1134,12 +1260,12 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
                     /* 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
+                     * the transport latency. To accommodate for that
                      * we artificially decrease the sleep time until
                      * we have filled the buffer at least once
                      * completely.*/
 
-                    /*pa_log_debug("Cutting sleep time for the initial iterations by half.");*/
+                    pa_log_debug("Cutting sleep time for the initial iterations by half.");
                     sleep_usec /= 2;
                 }
 
@@ -1149,7 +1275,7 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
 
                 /* Convert from the sound card time domain to the
                  * system time domain */
-                cusec = pa_smoother_translate(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_usec(), sleep_usec);
+                cusec = pa_smoother_translate(u->smoother, pa_rtclock_now(), sleep_usec);
 
 /*                 pa_log_debug("Waking up in %0.2fms (system clock).", (double) cusec / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC); */
 
@@ -1181,20 +1307,19 @@ static void thread_func(void *userdata) {
             pollfd = pa_rtpoll_item_get_pollfd(u->alsa_rtpoll_item, &n);
 
             if ((err = snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_revents(u->pcm_handle, pollfd, n, &revents)) < 0) {
-                pa_log("snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_revents() failed: %s", snd_strerror(err));
+                pa_log("snd_pcm_poll_descriptors_revents() failed: %s", pa_alsa_strerror(err));
                 goto fail;
             }
 
-            if (revents & (POLLIN|POLLERR|POLLNVAL|POLLHUP|POLLPRI)) {
+            if (revents & ~POLLOUT) {
                 if (pa_alsa_recover_from_poll(u->pcm_handle, revents) < 0)
                     goto fail;
 
                 u->first = TRUE;
                 u->since_start = 0;
-            }
+            } else if (revents && u->use_tsched && pa_log_ratelimit())
+                pa_log_debug("Wakeup from ALSA!");
 
-            if (revents && u->use_tsched)
-                pa_log_debug("Wakeup from ALSA!%s%s", (revents & POLLIN) ? " INPUT" : "", (revents & POLLOUT) ? " OUTPUT" : "");
         } else
             revents = 0;
     }
@@ -1209,35 +1334,197 @@ finish:
     pa_log_debug("Thread shutting down");
 }
 
-pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_card *card, const pa_alsa_profile_info *profile) {
+static void set_sink_name(pa_sink_new_data *data, pa_modargs *ma, const char *device_id, const char *device_name, pa_alsa_mapping *mapping) {
+    const char *n;
+    char *t;
+
+    pa_assert(data);
+    pa_assert(ma);
+    pa_assert(device_name);
+
+    if ((n = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "sink_name", NULL))) {
+        pa_sink_new_data_set_name(data, n);
+        data->namereg_fail = TRUE;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ((n = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "name", NULL)))
+        data->namereg_fail = TRUE;
+    else {
+        n = device_id ? device_id : device_name;
+        data->namereg_fail = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (mapping)
+        t = pa_sprintf_malloc("alsa_output.%s.%s", n, mapping->name);
+    else
+        t = pa_sprintf_malloc("alsa_output.%s", n);
+
+    pa_sink_new_data_set_name(data, t);
+    pa_xfree(t);
+}
+
+static void find_mixer(struct userdata *u, pa_alsa_mapping *mapping, const char *element, pa_bool_t ignore_dB) {
+
+    if (!mapping && !element)
+        return;
+
+    if (!(u->mixer_handle = pa_alsa_open_mixer_for_pcm(u->pcm_handle, &u->control_device))) {
+        pa_log_info("Failed to find a working mixer device.");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (element) {
+
+        if (!(u->mixer_path = pa_alsa_path_synthesize(element, PA_ALSA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT)))
+            goto fail;
+
+        if (pa_alsa_path_probe(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, ignore_dB) < 0)
+            goto fail;
+
+        pa_log_debug("Probed mixer path %s:", u->mixer_path->name);
+        pa_alsa_path_dump(u->mixer_path);
+    } else {
+
+        if (!(u->mixer_path_set = pa_alsa_path_set_new(mapping, PA_ALSA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT)))
+            goto fail;
+
+        pa_alsa_path_set_probe(u->mixer_path_set, u->mixer_handle, ignore_dB);
+
+        pa_log_debug("Probed mixer paths:");
+        pa_alsa_path_set_dump(u->mixer_path_set);
+    }
+
+    return;
+
+fail:
+
+    if (u->mixer_path_set) {
+        pa_alsa_path_set_free(u->mixer_path_set);
+        u->mixer_path_set = NULL;
+    } else if (u->mixer_path) {
+        pa_alsa_path_free(u->mixer_path);
+        u->mixer_path = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (u->mixer_handle) {
+        snd_mixer_close(u->mixer_handle);
+        u->mixer_handle = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int setup_mixer(struct userdata *u, pa_bool_t ignore_dB) {
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    if (!u->mixer_handle)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (u->sink->active_port) {
+        pa_alsa_port_data *data;
+
+        /* We have a list of supported paths, so let's activate the
+         * one that has been chosen as active */
+
+        data = PA_DEVICE_PORT_DATA(u->sink->active_port);
+        u->mixer_path = data->path;
+
+        pa_alsa_path_select(data->path, u->mixer_handle);
+
+        if (data->setting)
+            pa_alsa_setting_select(data->setting, u->mixer_handle);
+
+    } else {
+
+        if (!u->mixer_path && u->mixer_path_set)
+            u->mixer_path = u->mixer_path_set->paths;
+
+        if (u->mixer_path) {
+            /* Hmm, we have only a single path, then let's activate it */
+
+            pa_alsa_path_select(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle);
+
+            if (u->mixer_path->settings)
+                pa_alsa_setting_select(u->mixer_path->settings, u->mixer_handle);
+        } else
+            return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!u->mixer_path->has_volume)
+        pa_log_info("Driver does not support hardware volume control, falling back to software volume control.");
+    else {
+
+        if (u->mixer_path->has_dB) {
+            pa_log_info("Hardware volume ranges from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB.", u->mixer_path->min_dB, u->mixer_path->max_dB);
+
+            u->sink->base_volume = pa_sw_volume_from_dB(-u->mixer_path->max_dB);
+            u->sink->n_volume_steps = PA_VOLUME_NORM+1;
+
+            if (u->mixer_path->max_dB > 0.0)
+                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");
+
+        } else {
+            pa_log_info("Hardware volume ranges from %li to %li.", u->mixer_path->min_volume, u->mixer_path->max_volume);
+            u->sink->base_volume = PA_VOLUME_NORM;
+            u->sink->n_volume_steps = u->mixer_path->max_volume - u->mixer_path->min_volume + 1;
+        }
+
+        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->mixer_path->has_dB ? PA_SINK_DECIBEL_VOLUME : 0);
+        pa_log_info("Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale %s.", u->mixer_path->has_dB ? "supported" : "not supported");
+    }
+
+    if (!u->mixer_path->has_mute) {
+        pa_log_info("Driver does not support hardware mute control, falling back to software mute control.");
+    } else {
+        u->sink->get_mute = sink_get_mute_cb;
+        u->sink->set_mute = sink_set_mute_cb;
+        u->sink->flags |= PA_SINK_HW_MUTE_CTRL;
+        pa_log_info("Using hardware mute control.");
+    }
+
+    u->mixer_fdl = pa_alsa_fdlist_new();
+
+    if (pa_alsa_fdlist_set_mixer(u->mixer_fdl, u->mixer_handle, u->core->mainloop) < 0) {
+        pa_log("Failed to initialize file descriptor monitoring");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (u->mixer_path_set)
+        pa_alsa_path_set_set_callback(u->mixer_path_set, u->mixer_handle, mixer_callback, u);
+    else
+        pa_alsa_path_set_callback(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, mixer_callback, u);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_mapping *mapping) {
 
     struct userdata *u = NULL;
     const char *dev_id = NULL;
-    pa_sample_spec ss;
+    pa_sample_spec ss, requested_ss;
     pa_channel_map map;
     uint32_t nfrags, hwbuf_size, frag_size, tsched_size, tsched_watermark;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t period_frames, tsched_frames;
     size_t frame_size;
-    snd_pcm_info_t *pcm_info = NULL;
-    int err;
-    const char *name;
-    char *name_buf = NULL;
-    pa_bool_t namereg_fail;
-    pa_bool_t use_mmap = TRUE, b, use_tsched = TRUE, d;
-    pa_usec_t usec;
+    pa_bool_t use_mmap = TRUE, b, use_tsched = TRUE, d, ignore_dB = FALSE;
     pa_sink_new_data data;
-
-    snd_pcm_info_alloca(&pcm_info);
+    pa_alsa_profile_set *profile_set = NULL;
 
     pa_assert(m);
     pa_assert(ma);
 
     ss = m->core->default_sample_spec;
+    map = m->core->default_channel_map;
     if (pa_modargs_get_sample_spec_and_channel_map(ma, &ss, &map, PA_CHANNEL_MAP_ALSA) < 0) {
         pa_log("Failed to parse sample specification and channel map");
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    requested_ss = ss;
     frame_size = pa_frame_size(&ss);
 
     nfrags = m->core->default_n_fragments;
@@ -1269,6 +1556,11 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    if (pa_modargs_get_value_boolean(ma, "ignore_dB", &ignore_dB) < 0) {
+        pa_log("Failed to parse ignore_dB argument.");
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     if (use_tsched && !pa_rtclock_hrtimer()) {
         pa_log_notice("Disabling timer-based scheduling because high-resolution timers are not available from the kernel.");
         use_tsched = FALSE;
@@ -1280,46 +1572,60 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
     u->use_mmap = use_mmap;
     u->use_tsched = use_tsched;
     u->first = TRUE;
-    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;
 
-    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);
+    u->smoother = pa_smoother_new(
+            DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2,
+            DEFAULT_TSCHED_BUFFER_USEC*2,
+            TRUE,
+            TRUE,
+            5,
+            pa_rtclock_now(),
+            TRUE);
+
+    dev_id = pa_modargs_get_value(
+            ma, "device_id",
+            pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "device", DEFAULT_DEVICE));
+
+    if (reserve_init(u, dev_id) < 0)
+        goto fail;
+
+    if (reserve_monitor_init(u, dev_id) < 0)
+        goto fail;
 
     b = use_mmap;
     d = use_tsched;
 
-    if (profile) {
+    if (mapping) {
 
         if (!(dev_id = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "device_id", NULL))) {
             pa_log("device_id= not set");
             goto fail;
         }
 
-        if (!(u->pcm_handle = pa_alsa_open_by_device_id_profile(
+        if (!(u->pcm_handle = pa_alsa_open_by_device_id_mapping(
                       dev_id,
                       &u->device_name,
                       &ss, &map,
                       SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
                       &nfrags, &period_frames, tsched_frames,
-                      &b, &d, profile)))
+                      &b, &d, mapping)))
 
             goto fail;
 
     } else if ((dev_id = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "device_id", NULL))) {
 
+        if (!(profile_set = pa_alsa_profile_set_new(NULL, &map)))
+            goto fail;
+
         if (!(u->pcm_handle = pa_alsa_open_by_device_id_auto(
                       dev_id,
                       &u->device_name,
                       &ss, &map,
                       SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
                       &nfrags, &period_frames, tsched_frames,
-                      &b, &d, &profile)))
+                      &b, &d, profile_set, &mapping)))
 
             goto fail;
 
@@ -1333,14 +1639,18 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
                       &nfrags, &period_frames, tsched_frames,
                       &b, &d, FALSE)))
             goto fail;
-
     }
 
     pa_assert(u->device_name);
     pa_log_info("Successfully opened device %s.", u->device_name);
 
-    if (profile)
-        pa_log_info("Selected configuration '%s' (%s).", profile->description, profile->name);
+    if (pa_alsa_pcm_is_modem(u->pcm_handle)) {
+        pa_log_notice("Device %s is modem, refusing further initialization.", u->device_name);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    if (mapping)
+        pa_log_info("Selected mapping '%s' (%s).", mapping->description, mapping->name);
 
     if (use_mmap && !b) {
         pa_log_info("Device doesn't support mmap(), falling back to UNIX read/write mode.");
@@ -1348,7 +1658,12 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
     }
 
     if (use_tsched && (!b || !d)) {
-        pa_log_info("Cannot enabled timer-based scheduling, falling back to sound IRQ scheduling.");
+        pa_log_info("Cannot enable timer-based scheduling, falling back to sound IRQ scheduling.");
+        u->use_tsched = use_tsched = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (use_tsched && !pa_alsa_pcm_is_hw(u->pcm_handle)) {
+        pa_log_info("Device is not a hardware device, disabling timer-based scheduling.");
         u->use_tsched = use_tsched = FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -1358,85 +1673,46 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
     if (u->use_tsched)
         pa_log_info("Successfully enabled timer-based scheduling mode.");
 
-    if ((err = snd_pcm_info(u->pcm_handle, pcm_info)) < 0) {
-        pa_log("Error fetching PCM info: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
     /* ALSA might tweak the sample spec, so recalculate the frame size */
     frame_size = pa_frame_size(&ss);
 
-    if ((err = snd_mixer_open(&u->mixer_handle, 0)) < 0)
-        pa_log_warn("Error opening mixer: %s", snd_strerror(err));
-    else {
-        pa_bool_t found = FALSE;
-
-        if (pa_alsa_prepare_mixer(u->mixer_handle, u->device_name) >= 0)
-            found = TRUE;
-        else {
-            snd_pcm_info_t *info;
-
-            snd_pcm_info_alloca(&info);
-
-            if (snd_pcm_info(u->pcm_handle, info) >= 0) {
-                char *md;
-                int card_idx;
-
-                if ((card_idx = snd_pcm_info_get_card(info)) >= 0) {
-
-                    md = pa_sprintf_malloc("hw:%i", card_idx);
-
-                    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", TRUE)))
-                found = FALSE;
-
-        if (!found) {
-            snd_mixer_close(u->mixer_handle);
-            u->mixer_handle = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ((name = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "sink_name", NULL)))
-        namereg_fail = TRUE;
-    else if ((name = pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "name", NULL))) {
-        name = name_buf = pa_sprintf_malloc("alsa_output.%s", name);
-        namereg_fail = TRUE;
-    } else {
-        name = name_buf = pa_sprintf_malloc("alsa_output.%s", u->device_name);
-        namereg_fail = FALSE;
-    }
+    find_mixer(u, mapping, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "control", NULL), ignore_dB);
 
     pa_sink_new_data_init(&data);
     data.driver = driver;
     data.module = m;
     data.card = card;
-    pa_sink_new_data_set_name(&data, name);
-    data.namereg_fail = namereg_fail;
+    set_sink_name(&data, ma, dev_id, u->device_name, mapping);
     pa_sink_new_data_set_sample_spec(&data, &ss);
     pa_sink_new_data_set_channel_map(&data, &map);
 
-    pa_alsa_init_proplist_pcm(data.proplist, pcm_info);
+    pa_alsa_init_proplist_pcm(m->core, data.proplist, u->pcm_handle);
     pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_STRING, u->device_name);
     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"));
 
-    if (profile) {
-        pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_PROFILE_NAME, profile->name);
-        pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_PROFILE_DESCRIPTION, profile->description);
+    if (mapping) {
+        pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_PROFILE_NAME, mapping->name);
+        pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_PROFILE_DESCRIPTION, mapping->description);
     }
 
-    u->sink = pa_sink_new(m->core, &data, PA_SINK_HARDWARE|PA_SINK_LATENCY);
+    pa_alsa_init_description(data.proplist);
+
+    if (u->control_device)
+        pa_alsa_init_proplist_ctl(data.proplist, u->control_device);
+
+    if (pa_modargs_get_proplist(ma, "sink_properties", data.proplist, PA_UPDATE_REPLACE) < 0) {
+        pa_log("Invalid properties");
+        pa_sink_new_data_done(&data);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    if (u->mixer_path_set)
+        pa_alsa_add_ports(&data.ports, u->mixer_path_set);
+
+    u->sink = pa_sink_new(m->core, &data, PA_SINK_HARDWARE|PA_SINK_LATENCY|(u->use_tsched ? PA_SINK_DYNAMIC_LATENCY : 0));
     pa_sink_new_data_done(&data);
-    pa_xfree(name_buf);
 
     if (!u->sink) {
         pa_log("Failed to create sink object");
@@ -1445,6 +1721,8 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
 
     u->sink->parent.process_msg = sink_process_msg;
     u->sink->update_requested_latency = sink_update_requested_latency_cb;
+    u->sink->set_state = sink_set_state_cb;
+    u->sink->set_port = sink_set_port_cb;
     u->sink->userdata = u;
 
     pa_sink_set_asyncmsgq(u->sink, u->thread_mq.inq);
@@ -1454,116 +1732,40 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
     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;
-    u->tsched_watermark = tsched_watermark;
-    u->frame_index = 0;
-    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;
+    u->tsched_watermark = pa_usec_to_bytes_round_up(pa_bytes_to_usec_round_up(tsched_watermark, &requested_ss), &u->sink->sample_spec);
     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;
-
-    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,
                 (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
 
-    if (use_tsched)
-        pa_log_info("Time scheduling watermark is %0.2fms",
-                    (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->tsched_watermark, &ss) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
-
-    if (update_sw_params(u) < 0)
-        goto fail;
-
-    pa_memchunk_reset(&u->memchunk);
-
-    if (u->mixer_handle) {
-        pa_assert(u->mixer_elem);
-
-        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 (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
-
-                    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) {
-                            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 (!u->hw_dB_supported &&
-                    u->hw_volume_max - u->hw_volume_min < 3) {
-
-                    pa_log_info("Device doesn't do dB volume and has less than 4 volume levels. Falling back to software volume control.");
-                    suitable = FALSE;
-                }
-            }
+    pa_sink_set_max_request(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size);
+    pa_sink_set_max_rewind(u->sink, u->hwbuf_size);
 
-            if (suitable) {
-                u->mixer_seperate_channels = pa_alsa_calc_mixer_map(u->mixer_elem, &map, u->mixer_map, TRUE) >= 0;
+    if (u->use_tsched) {
+        u->watermark_step = pa_usec_to_bytes(TSCHED_WATERMARK_STEP_USEC, &u->sink->sample_spec);
 
-                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");
+        fix_min_sleep_wakeup(u);
+        fix_tsched_watermark(u);
 
-            } else
-                pa_log_info("Using software volume control.");
-        }
+        pa_sink_set_latency_range(u->sink,
+                                  0,
+                                  pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss));
 
-        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.");
+        pa_log_info("Time scheduling watermark is %0.2fms",
+                    (double) pa_bytes_to_usec(u->tsched_watermark, &ss) / PA_USEC_PER_MSEC);
+    } else
+        pa_sink_set_fixed_latency(u->sink, pa_bytes_to_usec(u->hwbuf_size, &ss));
 
-        u->mixer_fdl = pa_alsa_fdlist_new();
+    reserve_update(u);
 
-        if (pa_alsa_fdlist_set_mixer(u->mixer_fdl, u->mixer_handle, m->core->mainloop) < 0) {
-            pa_log("Failed to initialize file descriptor monitoring");
-            goto fail;
-        }
+    if (update_sw_params(u) < 0)
+        goto fail;
 
-        snd_mixer_elem_set_callback(u->mixer_elem, mixer_callback);
-        snd_mixer_elem_set_callback_private(u->mixer_elem, u);
-    } else
-        u->mixer_fdl = NULL;
+    if (setup_mixer(u, ignore_dB) < 0)
+        goto fail;
 
-    pa_alsa_dump(u->pcm_handle);
+    pa_alsa_dump(PA_LOG_DEBUG, u->pcm_handle);
 
     if (!(u->thread = pa_thread_new(thread_func, u))) {
         pa_log("Failed to create thread.");
@@ -1589,11 +1791,18 @@ pa_sink *pa_alsa_sink_new(pa_module *m, pa_modargs *ma, const char*driver, pa_ca
 
     pa_sink_put(u->sink);
 
+    if (profile_set)
+        pa_alsa_profile_set_free(profile_set);
+
     return u->sink;
 
 fail:
 
-    userdata_free(u);
+    if (u)
+        userdata_free(u);
+
+    if (profile_set)
+        pa_alsa_profile_set_free(profile_set);
 
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -1623,21 +1832,30 @@ static void userdata_free(struct userdata *u) {
     if (u->rtpoll)
         pa_rtpoll_free(u->rtpoll);
 
+    if (u->pcm_handle) {
+        snd_pcm_drop(u->pcm_handle);
+        snd_pcm_close(u->pcm_handle);
+    }
+
     if (u->mixer_fdl)
         pa_alsa_fdlist_free(u->mixer_fdl);
 
+    if (u->mixer_path_set)
+        pa_alsa_path_set_free(u->mixer_path_set);
+    else if (u->mixer_path)
+        pa_alsa_path_free(u->mixer_path);
+
     if (u->mixer_handle)
         snd_mixer_close(u->mixer_handle);
 
-    if (u->pcm_handle) {
-        snd_pcm_drop(u->pcm_handle);
-        snd_pcm_close(u->pcm_handle);
-    }
-
     if (u->smoother)
         pa_smoother_free(u->smoother);
 
+    reserve_done(u);
+    monitor_done(u);
+
     pa_xfree(u->device_name);
+    pa_xfree(u->control_device);
     pa_xfree(u);
 }