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SND_DUMMY(4)		    Kernel Interfaces Manual		  SND_DUMMY(4)

NAME
       snd_dummy -- Dummy audio	driver

SYNOPSIS
       To  load	 the  driver  at  boot	time,  place  the  following  line  in
       loader.conf(5):

	     snd_dummy_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The snd_dummy driver implements a virtual testing  device,  meaning  it
       does not	correspond to a	physical sound card.  It is intended for test-
       ing,  so	 that  test  programs  do  not	need to	rely on	hardware being
       present in the machine in order to run.

       The driver attaches as a	regular	PCM device,  with  two	channels  (one
       playback	and one	recording), as well as a mixer.

       Playback	 works by discarding all input,	and recording by returning si-
       lence (zeros).

SEE ALSO
       sound(4), loader.conf(5), loader(8)

AUTHORS
       The  snd_dummy	driver	 was   implemented   by	  Christos   Margiolis
       <christos@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship	from the FreeBSD Foundation.

CAVEATS
       Because the driver automatically	attaches once the module is loaded, it
       can only	be attached once.

FreeBSD	13.2			 July 15, 2024			  SND_DUMMY(4)

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