Changelog between 1.0.15 and 1.0.16 releases
(http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Changes_v1.0.15_v1.0.16)
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* alsa-lib
  +  Core
    - Make local functions really local
    - Clean up Versions file
    - Fix wrong exported functions
    - Remove obsolete instr check in configure
    - Remove assert from header files
    - Remove sequencer instrument layer
    - Re-add assert.h to asoundlib.h
    - Add support for monotonic timestamps
    - Fix exported symbols for hooks and functions
    - Change assert condition in error message handler
    - Export dB conversion helper functions
  +  Control API
    - Make local functions really local
    - Fix build with --disable-hwdep and co
    - fix error code when controlC0 device has no enough permissions
    - Remove assert from header files
    - Remove indirect control access
    - Export dB conversion helper functions
  +  HWDEP API
    - Remove assert from header files
  +  Instrument API
    - Remove assert from header files
    - Remove sequencer instrument layer
    - Remove obsolete instr directory
  +  Mixer API
    - Make local functions really local
    - simple mixer: fix calculation of control range
    - Remove assert from header files
    - Export dB conversion helper functions
  +  PCM API
    - revert revision 2264:23c4c0f5de40
    - Add snd_pcm_ioplug_set_state() function
    - Add deprecated attribute to obsolete functions
    - SND_PCM_TSTAMP_MMAP -> SND_PCM_TSTAMP_ENABLE change
    - Added possibility to disable also channel and format conversions + softvol.
    - dmix - Enable auto format detection as default
    - Fix a memory leak in PCM hook plugin
    - Fix wrong return values in direct plugins
    - Fix mmap with multi plugin
    - Make local functions really local
    - dmix: rename mix_areas*
    - dmix: simplify mix_areas()
    - dmix: add U8 support
    - Added SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TTSTAMP and updated PCM API version to 2.0.9
    - pcm plug plugin: remove duplicated expression
    - pcm hw plugin: fix TTSTAMP version check
    - pcm hw plugin: use TSTAMP only with old drivers
    - check availability of CLOCK_MONOTONIC
    - pcm dmix plugin: fix generic direct remixing
    - Add SND_PCM_TSTAMP_MMAP back
    - Add missing remix_areas_* for x86-64
    - ioplug - Fix the refinement of period_* after periods
    - Remove ugly hack in rate plugin poll_descriptors callback
    - Set PCM name properly in empty and asym plugins
    - Fix segfault with strdup(NULL) in softvol
    - Implemented snd_pcm_rewind() for the dmix plugin
    - snd_pcm_dmix_close: raise semaphore if unable to discard
    - Fix gcc compile warnings
    - Remove assert from header files
    - Remove PCM xfer_align
    - Remove sleep_min and tick
    - Allow pcm slave string references for direct plugins (bug#2893).
    - Implement missing htimestamp callbacks
    - pcm - Limit the avail_min minimum size
    - Fix function declarations with old PCM API
    - Add support for monotonic timestamps
    - Impemented snd_pcm_htimestamp() function.
    - Avoid (null) in printf
    - Don't use deprecated functions inside
    - Allow auto-config for dsnoop and dshare plugins
    - Fix timestamp in status in PCM direct plugins
    - Clean up using gettimestamp()
    - softvol - add missing name
  +  Rawmidi API
    - Remove assert from header files
  +  Sequencer API
    - Remove sequencer instrument layer
  +  /include/Makefile.am
    - Remove sequencer instrument layer
  +  Configuration
    - Add the missing card alias for Prodigy71Hifi
    - dmix - Enable auto format detection as default
    - oxygen: remove softvol plugin
    - fix memory leak in snd_config_update_r error path
    - alsa.conf: cosmetic change
    - oxygen: enhance configuration
    - fix error path in snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards()
    - conf: show path of any missing configuration file
  +  Documentation
    - Remove sequencer instrument layer
    - Remove obsolete instr directory
    - Change assert condition in error message handler
  +  Error handler
    - Change assert condition in error message handler
  +  External PCM I/O Plugin SDK
    - Add snd_pcm_ioplug_set_state() function
    - Add support for monotonic timestamps
  +  Kernel Headers
    - SND_PCM_TSTAMP_MMAP -> SND_PCM_TSTAMP_ENABLE change
    - Added SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TTSTAMP and updated PCM API version to 2.0.9
    - Remove indirect control access
    - Update asound_fm.h for patch loading over hwdep
  +  Simple Abstraction Mixer Modules
    - fix write in simple mixer API - python backends
  +  Test/Example code
    - Remove obsolete seq event entries in seq-decoder
    - midiloop: use blocking mode
    - Remove PCM xfer_align
    - Remove sleep_min and tick

    - Add dB range information to PCM softvol plugin
    - Add handling of linear volume in simple mixer
    - Check control API protocol version for TLV control
    - configuration: avoid endless loop when a key refers to itself
    - Add support of dB range compound TLV
  + Device Name API
    - remove unneeded headers from src/names.c
  + Mixer API
    - Add dB_range ops for simple mixer
    - Add set_dB ops to simple mixer
    - Add handling of linear volume in simple mixer
    - Fix wrong scales in linear volume calculation
    - Fix segfault when invalid TLV is passed
    - Add support of dB range compound TLV
  + PCM API
    - Add dB range information to PCM softvol plugin
    - fix parsing of non-decimal integers in configuration files
    - rate plugin: fix boundary calculations
  + Timer API
    - timer_hw: fix file descriptor leak
  + /Makefile.am
    - Add --disable-alisp configure option
  + /src/Makefile.am
    - Fix a typo
    - Add --disable-alisp configure option
  + ALSA Lisp
    - remove unneeded headers from alsa-lib/src/alisp/alisp.c
  + Configuration
    - fix parsing of non-decimal integers in configuration files
    - configuration: avoid endless loop when a key refers to itself
    - configuration: added one more alias check to detect a circular configuration
    - Add --disable-alisp configure option