Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/4] [RfC] audio: probe audio drivers by default

[Brad Smith]

On 1/23/2019 8:59 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:

>    Hi,
>
> > > What is the native sound interface for openbsd btw?  oss doesn't
> > > compile (missing sys/soundcard.h header).
> > OpenBSD uses sndio, a similar audio daemon to pulseaudio and it's
> > enforced for all [well integrated] audio applications.
> Hmm.  Yet another audio daemon.  /me wonders why people keep reinventing
> the wheel.

The wheel wouldn't be reinvented if there were viable options. There 
were none.

> > SDL is an optional intermediate layer kept for practical/compatibility
> > purposes, but all software shall use sndio natively.
> Is pulseaudio supported?  The package is at least in the package
> collection.  If so, then we can choose between pulse and sdl as middle
> man, due to the lack of a sndio backend.  Which of the two should be
> preferred?

Very much SDL. PulseAudio is avoided like the plague.