Activity log for bug #1929817

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2021-05-27 12:20:15 Hui Wang bug added bug
2021-05-27 12:20:23 Hui Wang pulseaudio (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2021-05-27 12:20:29 Hui Wang pulseaudio (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2021-05-27 12:20:37 Hui Wang nominated for series Ubuntu Focal
2021-05-27 12:20:37 Hui Wang bug task added pulseaudio (Ubuntu Focal)
2021-05-27 12:20:45 Hui Wang pulseaudio (Ubuntu Focal): importance Undecided High
2021-05-27 12:20:48 Hui Wang pulseaudio (Ubuntu Focal): status New In Progress
2021-05-27 12:30:10 Hui Wang bug added subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors Team
2021-05-27 12:31:22 Hui Wang attachment added pulseaudio_13.99.1-1ubuntu3.11.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1929817/+attachment/5500687/+files/pulseaudio_13.99.1-1ubuntu3.11.debdiff
2021-05-27 13:08:49 Hui Wang description This is for tracking purpose. [Impact] Many Lenovo laptops have up to 4 microphones (microphone array), before the linux kernel 5.11, the alsa mixer for digital microphone is 2 channels, and the PA in the focal also supports up to 2 chanels for a single alsa mixer, so the PA in the focal works well with linux kernel 5.10 and lower on those Lenovo laptops. But we are going to install hirsute kernel (5.11) to the focal, the PA in the focal can't handle 4 channels of the digital mic, it will use pure software volume for digital mic, user can't adjust hardware volume of the digital mic anymore. [Fix] Backport 2 patches from PA-14.2, the PA in the hirsute (21.04) already have these 2 patches, so this SRU is for focal only. After applying these 2 patches, the PA could handle up to 8 channels for a single alsa mixer. [Test] Install patched PA on Lenovo laptops with 4 digital microphone, I could change the hardware input volume of digital mic through pulseaudio. I also installed patched PA to some old lenovo and Dell machines, all output and input devices worked as well as before, there is no regression observed. [Where problems could occur] This could introduce a regression on the output/input volume control, for example, the output or input volume only supports software volume in the PA, users can't adjust the hardware volume through pulseaudio anymore. But this regression possibility is very low, first the hirsute already has these 2 patches, second I already tested these 2 patches on different machines, all worked as well as before.
2021-05-28 02:19:56 Daniel van Vugt tags focal
2021-05-28 02:47:41 Hui Wang summary [SRU] pulseaudio: let a signle alsa mixer support up to 8 channels [SRU] pulseaudio: let a single alsa mixer support up to 8 channels (focal only)
2021-05-28 09:38:19 Sebastien Bacher removed subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors Team
2021-05-28 09:38:22 Sebastien Bacher pulseaudio (Ubuntu Focal): status In Progress Fix Committed
2021-05-28 09:38:29 Sebastien Bacher pulseaudio (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2021-06-01 22:35:56 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2021-06-01 22:35:59 Brian Murray bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2021-06-01 22:36:03 Brian Murray tags focal focal verification-needed verification-needed-focal
2021-06-02 11:18:07 Hui Wang tags focal verification-needed verification-needed-focal focal verification-done verification-done-focal
2021-06-03 02:26:58 Daniel van Vugt bug added subscriber Daniel van Vugt
2021-06-21 08:35:26 Ɓukasz Zemczak removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2021-06-21 08:35:22 Launchpad Janitor pulseaudio (Ubuntu Focal): status Fix Committed Fix Released