SIMPLEAUDIO(4)

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πŸŽ€ SIMPLEAUDIO(4) πŸŽ€

okay bestie, so this one's from the Kernel Interfaces Manual (section 4, iykyk) and it's literally the ✨ simple audio card ✨ page. buckle up, it's short and sweet πŸ’–


✨ NAME ✨

simpleaudio β€” the simple audio card, no cap 🎧


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

simpleaudio* at fdt?
audio* at simpleaudio?

that's it. that's the whole vibe. two lines. main character energy πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

simpleaudio is a generic driver for audio cards β€” like, it's the blueprint, the template, the moment πŸ”₯

it represents the logical connection between three things, and honestly? the friend group makes sense:

  • the DMA controller πŸ’«
  • the codec πŸŽ€
  • auxiliary devices like a speaker amplifier πŸ”Š

so yeah, it's the group chat that keeps your audio card functioning. iconic behavior fr fr πŸ‘‘


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these too, bestie, they're all part of the lore 🫢


⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the simpleaudio driver first appeared in OpenBSD 6.8 β€” so it's been serving looks since then πŸ’–βœ¨


πŸ’œ AUTHORS πŸ’œ

the simpleaudio driver was written by Patrick Wildt <patrick@blueri.se> β€” ty for your service king 🫑🌸


ngl that's the whole page bestie, it's giving "short but essential" πŸ’€πŸ’–

mwah πŸ’‹ this lil reprint is from the Debian crew, dated April 8, 2021 β€” catch you in the next manpage, bestie! πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹

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