seeking in VLC causes sound to become stuttered for a second

[Martin Vysny]

The following appears in dmesg when VLC is seeked:

[ 42.513156] nouveau E[ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] 0x6331[0]: script needs connector type
[ 47.863625] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)
[ 47.863737] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP: failed to evaluate _DSM
[ 47.863741] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)
[ 211.826483] nouveau E[ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] 0x6331[0]: script needs connector type
[ 217.275250] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)
[ 217.275467] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP: failed to evaluate _DSM
[ 217.275476] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)
[ 4915.101490] nouveau E[ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] 0x6331[0]: script needs connector type
[ 4920.244628] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)
[ 4920.244841] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP: failed to evaluate _DSM
[ 4920.244850] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20150619/nsarguments-95)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:6.0-0ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-14.16-generic 4.2.2
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: vyzivus 2451 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vyzivus 2451 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Oct 9 09:32:07 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-07 (580 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-08 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A16
dmi.board.name: 029M77
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A16
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA16:bd12/17/2013:svnDellInc.:pnXPSL521X:pvrA16:rvnDellInc.:rn029M77:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA16:
dmi.product.name: XPS L521X
dmi.product.version: A16
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D0: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D1: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D2: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D3: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D4: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D5: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D6: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: hdaudio hdaudioC1D7: no AFG or MFG node found
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: no codecs initialized
Oct 09 08:10:00 hostname kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: initialization error

seem driver bug

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Drivers

[Martin Vysny (vyzivus)]

Submitted: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105701

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 15.10 (wily) reached end-of-life on July 28, 2016.

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