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_sources/libalsaaudio.txt

@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ PCM objects have the following methods:
    ``(0,'')`` if no new period has become available since the last
    call to read.
 
+   In case of an overrun, this function will return a negative size: :const:`-EPIPE`.
+   This indicates that data was lost, even if the operation itself succeeded.
+   Try using a larger periodsize;
 
 .. method:: PCM.write(data)
 

genindex.html

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
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     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-20017, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
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+      Last updated on Mar 17, 2017.
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@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
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     <div class="footer">
         &copy; Copyright 2008-20017, Casper Wilstrup, Lars Immisch.
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libalsaaudio.html

@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ periodsize*framesize bytes.</p>
 <p>In <tt class="xref py py-const docutils literal"><span class="pre">PCM_NONBLOCK</span></tt> mode, the call will not block, but will return
 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">(0,'')</span></tt> if no new period has become available since the last
 call to read.</p>
+<p>In case of an overrun, this function will return a negative size: <tt class="xref py py-const docutils literal"><span class="pre">-EPIPE</span></tt>.
+This indicates that data was lost, even if the operation itself succeeded.
+Try using a larger periodsize;</p>
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="method">
@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ Channel 1 volume: 61%
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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
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