snd_hda default configuration

[Alexander Motin]

Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> Alexander Motin <mav at freebsd.org> wrote on freebsd-current:
> 
>> You have 3 PCM devices configured:
>> - pcm0: 7.1 playback via 4 rear jacks (Green, Black, Orange and Grey) + 
>> record from mic (front Pink), line (rear Blue), monitor (second mic, 
>> rear Pink), cd (internal Black) or mix (sum of all these).
>> - pcm1: stereo playback via front Green jack.
>> - pcm2: SPDIF output
>>
>> As for me, this configuration is correct and good enough.
> 
> IMO, it would make more sense if pcm1 also had a recording device
> and the front mic was assigned to that.  These modern 7.1+2 codecs
> are really intended to support multistreaming:
> (1) playback (up to 7.1) and recording on the rear panel
> (2) a headset (headphones + mic) on the front panel

Reasonable and popular configuration, but it depends on planned usage 
scenario. You can send proposition to the hardware vendor or use 
loader.conf tunables to override. :)

-- 
Alexander Motin