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author | Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz> | 2021-09-19 21:00:11 +0200 |
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committer | Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz> | 2021-12-01 10:33:44 +0100 |
commit | 2623e4bb76820ff4b8310afa67a86806624445da (patch) | |
tree | 1ada0b13b3cc1976f1390a529540092c2011ef3c /doc | |
parent | ebb8a6c7a153541f1706d0e28e5d1e2774182df4 (diff) | |
download | alsa-lib-2623e4bb76820ff4b8310afa67a86806624445da.tar.gz |
ucm: add initial doxygen documenation
This is an attempt to explain the UCM in a more verbose way.
BugLink: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-ucm-conf/issues/103
Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
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1 files changed, 44 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/doc/index.doxygen b/doc/index.doxygen index cde3b94b..fc2d6596 100644 --- a/doc/index.doxygen +++ b/doc/index.doxygen @@ -1,57 +1,60 @@ -/*! \mainpage Index Preamble and License +/*! \mainpage Index, Preamble and License \author Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz> \author Abramo Bagnara <abramo@alsa-project.org> \author Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> \author Frank van de Pol <fvdpol@coil.demon.nl> -<H2>Preface</H2> -<P>The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (\e ALSA) comes with a kernel +Preface +------- + +The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (\e ALSA) comes with a kernel API and a library API. This document describes the library API and how -it interfaces with the kernel API.</P> +it interfaces with the kernel API. -<H2>Documentation License</H2> +### Documentation License -<P>This documentation is free; you can redistribute it without -any restrictions. Modifications or derived work must retain -the copyright and list all authors.</P> + This documentation is free; you can redistribute it without + any restrictions. Modifications or derived work must retain + the copyright and list all authors. -<P>This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be -useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</P> + This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +API usage +--------- -<H2>API usage</H2> -<P>Application programmers should use the library API rather than the +Application programmers should use the library API rather than the kernel API. The library offers 100% of the functionality of the kernel API, but adds major improvements in usability, making the application code simpler and better looking. In addition, future fixes or compatibility code -may be placed in the library code instead of the kernel driver.</P> - -<H2>API links</H2> - -<UL> - <LI>Page \ref control explains the primitive controls API. - <LI>Page \ref control_plugins explains the design of primitive control plugins. - <LI>Page \ref hcontrol explains the high-level primitive controls API. - <LI>Page \ref mixer explains the mixer controls API. - <LI>Page \ref pcm explains the design of the PCM (digital audio) API. - <LI>Page \ref pcm_plugins explains the design of PCM (digital audio) plugins. - <LI>Page \ref pcm_external_plugins explains the external PCM plugin SDK. - <LI>Page \ref ctl_external_plugins explains the external control plugin SDK. - <LI>Page \ref rawmidi explains the design of the RawMidi API. - <LI>Page \ref timer explains the design of the Timer API. - <LI>Page \ref seq explains the design of the Sequencer API. - <LI>Page \ref ucm explains the use case API. - <LI>Page \ref topology explains the DSP topology API. -</UL> - -<H2>Configuration</H2> - -<UL> - <LI>Page \ref conf explains the syntax of library configuration files. - <LI>Page \ref confarg explains the run-time argument syntax. - <LI>Page \ref conffunc explains run-time function definitions and their usage. - <LI>Page \ref confhooks explains run-time hook definitions and their usage. -</UL> +may be placed in the library code instead of the kernel driver. + +API links +--------- + +- Page \subpage control explains the primitive controls API. +- Page \subpage control_plugins explains the design of primitive control plugins. +- Page \subpage hcontrol explains the high-level primitive controls API. +- Page \subpage mixer explains the mixer controls API. +- Page \subpage pcm explains the design of the PCM (digital audio) API. +- Page \subpage pcm_plugins explains the design of PCM (digital audio) plugins. +- Page \subpage pcm_external_plugins explains the external PCM plugin SDK. +- Page \subpage ctl_external_plugins explains the external control plugin SDK. +- Page \subpage rawmidi explains the design of the RawMidi API. +- Page \subpage timer explains the design of the Timer API. +- Page \subpage seq explains the design of the Sequencer API. +- Page \subpage ucm explains the use case API. +- Page \subpage topology explains the DSP topology API. + +Configuration +------------- + +- Page \subpage conf explains the syntax of library configuration. +- Page \subpage confarg explains the run-time argument syntax. +- Page \subpage conffunc explains run-time function definitions and their usage. +- Page \subpage confhooks explains run-time hook definitions and their usage. +- Page \subpage ucm_conf explains the UCM configuration and their usage. */ |