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        "Subject": "[PATCH 00/85] audio: cleanups & add a manual test",
        "Date": "Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:42:12 +0100",
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    "content": "Hi\n\nThis is the combination of the two earlier series:\n[PATCH 00/37] audio: cleanups & add a manual test\n[PATCH 00/43] audio: more cleanups (2/2 for 11.0)\n\nPatches missing r-b trailers:\n- scripts/modinfo: use argparse\n- scripts/modinfo: make --devices optional\n- scripts/modinfo: add --skip-missing-deps\n- util: add some extra stubs for qemu modules initialization\n- tests: start manual audio backend test\n- audio: use DEFINE_TYPES\n- audio: replace type_init() with DEFINE_TYPES\n- audio: keep a strong reference on the backend\n- replay: remove dependency on audio/\n- audio: fix leak of audio capture name\n\nSigned-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>\n---\nMarc-André Lureau (85):\n      audio: remove obsolete/obscure functions\n      adlib: remove dead code\n      audio/adlib: drop ts_helper HWVoice field\n      audio/dbus: make \"dbus\" the default backend when using -display dbus\n      qemu-options.hx: clarify default audio backend 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  audio: drop audio driver registration\n      module: remove audio module support\n      audio: replace type_init() with DEFINE_TYPES\n      audio: keep a strong reference on the backend\n      audio: make list type declaration private\n      audio: make create_pdos() private\n      replay: remove dependency on audio/\n      audio: make all the backend-specific APIs take the be\n      audio: make AudioBackend truly abstract\n      audio: split AudioBackend\n      audio: AUD_ -> audio_be_\n      audio-be: add common pre-conditions\n      audio-be: add some state trace for debugging\n      audio: split AudioMixengBackend code in audio-mixeng-be.c\n      audio: make audio_driver init() & fini() optional\n      audio/dbus: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/spice: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/wav: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/noaudio: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/alsa: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/oss: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/pa: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/sdl: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/pw: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/jack: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/sndio: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/coreaudio: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio/dsound: convert to QOM lifecycle methods\n      audio: remove audio_driver init/fini/next\n      audio: remove audio_driver\n      audio: move pcm_ops into AudioMixengBackendClass\n      audio: constify some add_capture() arguments\n      audio/alsa: replace custom logging with error_report and trace events\n      audio/coreaudio: replace custom logging with error_report\n      audio/dbus: remove unused AUDIO_CAP macro\n      audio/dsound: replace custom logging with error_report & trace\n      audio/jack: replace custom logging with report & trace\n      audio/noaudio: remove unused AUDIO_CAP macro\n      audio/oss: replace custom logging with report & trace\n      audio/pa: replace custom logging with report & trace\n      audio/pw: replace custom logging with error_report\n      audio/sdl: replace custom logging with error_report\n      audio/sndio: replace custom logging with error_report\n      audio/spice: remove unused AUDIO_CAP macro\n      audio/wav: replace custom logging with error_report\n      audio/mixeng: replace redundant pcm_info fields with AudioFormat\n      audio: replace int endianness with bool big_endian in audsettings\n      audio: replace ldebug with trace events\n      audio: rework DEBUG_POLL\n      audio: replace DEBUG_CAPTURE with traces\n      audio: replace DEBUG_OUT with traces\n      audio: replace DEBUG_AUDIO with trace\n      tests/audio: add an invalid settings test\n      audio: rework invalid audsettings error\n      audio: rework audio_bug()\n      audio: replace remaining dolog() and AUD_log\n      audio: remove AUD_log/ldebug\n      audio: remove AudioMixengBackendClass.name\n      audio: fix leak of audio capture name\n\n MAINTAINERS                                        |    1 +\n meson.build                                        |   27 +-\n audio/audio_int.h                                  |  168 +-\n audio/audio_template.h                             |  212 +-\n audio/dsound_template.h                            |   89 +-\n include/qemu/audio-capture.h                       |   28 +-\n include/qemu/audio.h                               |  183 +-\n include/qemu/module.h                              |    3 +-\n include/qemu/timer.h                               |    1 +\n include/system/replay.h                            |   11 +-\n replay/replay-internal.h                           |    2 +\n audio/alsaaudio.c                                  |  273 ++-\n audio/audio-be.c                                   |  274 +++\n audio/audio-mixeng-be.c                            | 1770 +++++++++++++++\n audio/audio.c                                      | 2246 ++------------------\n audio/audio_win_int.c                              |   31 +-\n audio/dbusaudio.c                                  |  168 +-\n audio/dsoundaudio.c                                |  265 ++-\n audio/jackaudio.c                                  |  127 +-\n audio/mixeng.c                                     |    1 -\n audio/noaudio.c                                    |   78 +-\n audio/ossaudio.c                                   |  300 ++-\n audio/paaudio.c                                    |  261 +--\n audio/pwaudio.c                                    |  214 +-\n audio/sdlaudio.c                                   |  176 +-\n audio/sndioaudio.c                                 |  108 +-\n audio/spiceaudio.c                                 |  113 +-\n audio/wavaudio.c                                   |  101 +-\n audio/wavcapture.c                                 |    9 +-\n hw/audio/ac97.c                                    |   44 +-\n hw/audio/adlib.c                                   |   33 +-\n hw/audio/asc.c                                     |   22 +-\n hw/audio/cs4231a.c                                 |   24 +-\n hw/audio/es1370.c                                  |   28 +-\n hw/audio/gus.c                                     |   13 +-\n hw/audio/hda-codec.c                               |   36 +-\n hw/audio/lm4549.c                                  |   26 +-\n hw/audio/pcspk.c                                   |    8 +-\n hw/audio/sb16.c                                    |   30 +-\n hw/audio/via-ac97.c                                |   22 +-\n hw/audio/virtio-snd.c                              |   38 +-\n hw/audio/wm8750.c                                  |   47 +-\n hw/display/xlnx_dp.c                               |   18 +-\n hw/usb/dev-audio.c                                 |   20 +-\n replay/replay-audio.c                              |   51 +-\n replay/replay.c                                    |    2 +-\n replay/stubs-system.c                              |    8 +-\n system/vl.c                                        |    2 -\n tests/audio/audio-stubs.c                          |   69 +\n tests/audio/test-audio.c                           |  619 ++++++\n ui/dbus.c                                          |   20 +-\n ui/vnc.c                                           |    6 +-\n util/module.c                                      |    3 +\n audio/coreaudio.m                                  |  201 +-\n audio/meson.build                                  |   12 +-\n audio/trace-events                                 |   46 +\n qemu-options.hx                                    |   35 +-\n .../codeconverter/codeconverter/test_regexps.py    |    1 -\n scripts/modinfo-generate.py                        |  146 +-\n tests/audio/meson.build                            |   23 +\n tests/meson.build                                  |    1 +\n ui/meson.build                                     |    3 +\n 62 files changed, 4983 insertions(+), 3914 deletions(-)\n---\nbase-commit: ece408818d27f745ef1b05fb3cc99a1e7a5bf580\nchange-id: 20260216-audio-89652d2709f1\n\nBest regards,"
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