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+/* tinypcminfo.c
+**
+** Copyright 2012, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+** documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+** * Neither the name of The Android Open Source Project nor the names of
+** its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY The Android Open Source Project ``AS IS'' AND
+** ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+** IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+** ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL The Android Open Source Project BE LIABLE
+** FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+** DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+** SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+** CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+** LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+** OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+** DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+#include <tinyalsa/asoundlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ unsigned int device = 0;
+ unsigned int card = 0;
+ int i;
+
+ if (argc < 3) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s -D card -d device\n", argv[0]);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ /* parse command line arguments */
+ argv += 1;
+ while (*argv) {
+ if (strcmp(*argv, "-D") == 0) {
+ argv++;
+ if (*argv)
+ card = atoi(*argv);
+ }
+ if (strcmp(*argv, "-d") == 0) {
+ argv++;
+ if (*argv)
+ device = atoi(*argv);
+ }
+ if (*argv)
+ argv++;
+ }
+
+ printf("Info for card %d, device %d:\n", card, device);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+ struct pcm_params *params;
+ unsigned int min;
+ unsigned int max;
+
+ printf("\nPCM %s:\n", i == 0 ? "out" : "in");
+
+ params = pcm_params_get(card, device, i == 0 ? PCM_OUT : PCM_IN);
+ if (params == NULL) {
+ printf("Device does not exist.\n");
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ min = pcm_params_get_min(params, PCM_PARAM_RATE);
+ max = pcm_params_get_max(params, PCM_PARAM_RATE);
+ printf(" Rate:\tmin=%uHz\tmax=%uHz\n", min, max);
+ min = pcm_params_get_min(params, PCM_PARAM_CHANNELS);
+ max = pcm_params_get_max(params, PCM_PARAM_CHANNELS);
+ printf(" Channels:\tmin=%u\t\tmax=%u\n", min, max);
+ min = pcm_params_get_min(params, PCM_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS);
+ max = pcm_params_get_max(params, PCM_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS);
+ printf(" Sample bits:\tmin=%u\t\tmax=%u\n", min, max);
+ min = pcm_params_get_min(params, PCM_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE);
+ max = pcm_params_get_max(params, PCM_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE);
+ printf(" Period size:\tmin=%u\t\tmax=%u\n", min, max);
+ min = pcm_params_get_min(params, PCM_PARAM_PERIODS);
+ max = pcm_params_get_max(params, PCM_PARAM_PERIODS);
+ printf("Period count:\tmin=%u\t\tmax=%u\n", min, max);
+
+ pcm_params_free(params);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}