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-rw-r--r--include/tinyalsa/pcm.h9
-rw-r--r--src/pcm.c15
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h b/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
index 5e976d4..c68a77d 100644
--- a/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
+++ b/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ extern "C" {
*/
#define PCM_MONOTONIC 0x00000008
+/** If used with @pcm_open and @pcm_params_get,
+ * it will not cause the function to block if
+ * the PCM is not available. It will also cause
+ * the functions @ref pcm_readi and @ref pcm_writei
+ * to exit if they would cause the caller to wait.
+ * @ingroup libtinyalsa-pcm
+ * */
+#define PCM_NONBLOCK 0x00000010
+
/** For inputs, this means the PCM is recording audio samples.
* For outputs, this means the PCM is playing audio samples.
* @ingroup libtinyalsa-pcm
diff --git a/src/pcm.c b/src/pcm.c
index ef38c9c..7a67cfe 100644
--- a/src/pcm.c
+++ b/src/pcm.c
@@ -818,9 +818,13 @@ struct pcm_params *pcm_params_get(unsigned int card, unsigned int device,
snprintf(fn, sizeof(fn), "/dev/snd/pcmC%uD%u%c", card, device,
flags & PCM_IN ? 'c' : 'p');
- fd = open(fn, O_RDWR);
+ if (flags & PCM_NONBLOCK)
+ fd = open(fn, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
+ else
+ fd = open(fn, O_RDWR);
+
if (fd < 0) {
- fprintf(stderr, "cannot open device '%s'\n", fn);
+ fprintf(stderr, "cannot open device '%s': %s\n", fn, strerror(errno));
goto err_open;
}
@@ -1073,7 +1077,12 @@ struct pcm *pcm_open(unsigned int card, unsigned int device,
flags & PCM_IN ? 'c' : 'p');
pcm->flags = flags;
- pcm->fd = open(fn, O_RDWR);
+
+ if (flags & PCM_NONBLOCK)
+ pcm->fd = open(fn, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
+ else
+ pcm->fd = open(fn, O_RDWR);
+
if (pcm->fd < 0) {
oops(pcm, errno, "cannot open device '%s'", fn);
return pcm;