ENUM SND_COMPR_STATE(9)

💅 enum snd_compr_state(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes that Kernel API Manual — and today's main character is enum snd_compr_state, aka the vibe tracker for a compression task. it's literally just "task state". that's the whole NAME. short, sweet, iconic. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

enum snd_compr_state — task state 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum snd_compr_state {
    SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_IDLE ,
    SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_ACTIVE ,
    SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_FINISHED

};

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🦋 Constants 🦋

three states, three moods, no cap. here's the rundown:

• SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_IDLE — task is not queued. it's giving "resting, booked, but not on the schedule yet" energy 🙈
• SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_ACTIVE — task is in the queue. she's in the lineup, bestie, literally waiting her turn 💅
• SND_COMPRESS_TASK_STATE_FINISHED — task was processed, output is available. she ate, she's done, the results are ready to be admired ✨

fr fr, those are the only three. no secret fourth state. iykyk.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

like, go read these next, they're all in the kernel file ./include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h and they're all lowkey obsessed with each other:

• struct snd_compressed_buffer(9)
• struct snd_compr_params(9)
• struct snd_compr_tstamp(9)
• struct snd_compr_tstamp64(9)
• struct snd_compr_avail(9)
• struct snd_compr_avail64(9)
• struct snd_compr_caps(9)
• struct snd_compr_codec_caps(9)
• enum sndrv_compress_encoder(9)
• struct snd_compr_metadata(9)
• struct snd_compr_task(9)
• struct snd_compr_task_status(9)

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💖 that's the whole page, bestie — sent straight from ./include/uapi/sound, dated October 2026. slay, go forth and compress responsibly. 🌟👑