- /* FIXME: should we write TIMER_IRQ_ACK here? */
- snd_azf3328_ctrl_outb(chip, IDX_IO_TIMER_VALUE + 3, 0);
+ /* Hmm, should we write TIMER_IRQ_ACK here?
+ YES indeed, otherwise a rogue timer operation - which prompts
+ ALSA(?) to call repeated stop() in vain, but NOT start() -
+ will never end (value 0x03 is kept shown in control byte).
+ Simply manually poking 0x04 _once_ immediately successfully stops
+ the hardware/ALSA interrupt activity. */
+ snd_azf3328_ctrl_outb(chip, IDX_IO_TIMER_VALUE + 3, 0x04);