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How can I find which processes are using Alsa devices?

April 26, 2017ALSA Devices Processes

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How can I find which processes are using Alsa devices?

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Short answer: man fuser Longer answer from Takashi on ALSA mailing-list, On 2.6 with sysfs: See /sys/class/sound and check the corresponding devices. On others: Check the minor number of each device file and compare with the list on /proc/asound/devices. Example on 2.6; # fuser -v /dev/snd/* USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0 admin 7575 f…. kmix admin 14841 f….