Merge branch 'topic/aloop' into topic/misc

sound/drivers/Kconfig

@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ config SND_DUMMY
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called snd-dummy.
 
+config SND_ALOOP
+        tristate "Generic loopback driver (PCM)"
+        select SND_PCM
+        help
+          Say 'Y' or 'M' to include support for the PCM loopback device.
+	  This module returns played samples back to the user space using
+	  the standard ALSA PCM device. The devices are routed 0->1 and
+          1->0, where first number is the playback PCM device and second
+	  number is the capture device. Module creates two PCM devices and
+	  configured number of substreams (see the pcm_substreams module
+          parameter).
+
+	  The looback device allow time sychronization with an external
+	  timing source using the time shift universal control (+-20%
+	  of system time).
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called snd-aloop.
+
 config SND_VIRMIDI
 	tristate "Virtual MIDI soundcard"
 	depends on SND_SEQUENCER

sound/drivers/Makefile

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 snd-dummy-objs := dummy.o
+snd-aloop-objs := aloop.o
 snd-mtpav-objs := mtpav.o
 snd-mts64-objs := mts64.o
 snd-portman2x4-objs := portman2x4.o
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ snd-ml403-ac97cr-objs := ml403-ac97cr.o pcm-indirect2.o
 
 # Toplevel Module Dependency
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_DUMMY) += snd-dummy.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_ALOOP) += snd-aloop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI) += snd-virmidi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550) += snd-serial-u16550.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_MTPAV) += snd-mtpav.o