Re: [Winmm/winealsa] Don't use asynchronous callbacks in dsound any more

[Tomas Carnecky]

Maarten Lankhorst wrote:
> Instead of using asynchronous callbacks that uses signals, use a
> seperate thread that can be cancelled, this prevents deadlock issues.
>
> Basically we use snd_pcm_wait() that tells us when enough room is free
> to commit another buffer, then we commit the previous buffer and make
> the next buffer ready.
>
> Since snd_pcm_wait() uses poll(), we don't have signals in winealsa any 
> more.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't your code create and destroy the 
thread in ::Play() and ::Stop()? It would be better to destroy it 
together with the DirectSoundBuffer object (whether you create the 
thread when the object is created or the first time ::Play() is called 
is not so important, but I've been told the CreateFrame() overhead is 
big so that we should try to minimize its use). but I would suggect to 
create teh thread when the DSB object is created, as the CreateThread() 
in ::Play() may have side-effects (delay in the sound etc).

tom