kern/158424: [snd_hda] snd_hda driver doesn't expose 'rec' flag for Intel 82801JI High Definition Audio Controller

[Yuri]

The following reply was made to PR kern/158424; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Yuri <yuri at rawbw.com>
To: Alexander Motin <mav at FreeBSD.org>
Cc: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: kern/158424: [snd_hda] snd_hda driver doesn't expose 'rec' flag
 for Intel 82801JI High Definition Audio Controller
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:14:10 -0700

 On 08/16/2011 08:06, Alexander Motin wrote:
 > Realtek ALC888 codec doesn't have hardware loopback to record from
 > playback. Quite few HDA codecs can do this now, so this feature is not
 > even implemented in snd_hda driver. But even if it would be possile,
 
 This is the case of "feature crippling".
 
 > switching recording from mic to post-mix would cause echo to your Skype
 > peer, as Skype would also recorded what it just played.
 >
 
 Actually snd_es137x card is able to record very well without any echo.
 
 
 Yuri