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Subject: Re: ALSA: nm256: Fine-tuning for three function implementations
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>> Are any additional communication interfaces helpful?
> 
> No idea.

* Can an ordinary telephone call help?

* Will a meeting during a Linux conference be needed?


>> Have you got any steps in mind for an improved “feeling” or “assurance”?
> 
> Just do proper testing.  Either on a real hardware or on a VM.

Which test results would you like to see or hear (!) from a real device
(or a configuration in a virtual machine)?


>> Under which circumstances are you going to start working with a continuous
>> integration system?
> 
> It's irrelevant, don't side-step.

I find such a development tool very relevant to reduce your concerns.

Regards,
Markus