3 files changed, 37 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/CMakeLists.txt
index 6406d7e75..7b4e361fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,17 +37,12 @@ SET(libalsa_SRCS
   settingsdialog.cpp
 )
 
-SET(libalsa_HDRS
-  outputalsa.h
-)
-
 SET(libalsa_RCCS translations/translations.qrc)
 
 QT4_ADD_RESOURCES(libalsa_RCC_SRCS ${libalsa_RCCS})
 
 # user interface
 
-
 SET(libalsa_UIS
     settingsdialog.ui
 )
@@ -58,8 +53,7 @@ QT4_WRAP_UI(libalsa_UIS_H ${libalsa_UIS})
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
 IF(ALSA_FOUND)
-ADD_LIBRARY(alsa MODULE ${libalsa_SRCS} ${libalsa_UIS_H}
-  ${libalsa_RCC_SRCS} ${libalsa_HDRS})
+ADD_LIBRARY(alsa MODULE ${libalsa_SRCS} ${libalsa_UIS_H} ${libalsa_RCC_SRCS})
 add_dependencies(alsa qmmp)
 target_link_libraries(alsa ${QT_LIBRARIES} -lqmmp ${ALSA_LDFLAGS})
 install(TARGETS alsa DESTINATION ${LIB_DIR}/qmmp/Output)
diff --git a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.cpp b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.cpp
index 4e6a33b54..69662abfe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-#include <QDir>
 #include <QSettings>
-#include <QTimer>
+#include <QSocketNotifier>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <qmmp/statehandler.h>
 #include "outputalsa.h"
 
+
 OutputALSA::OutputALSA() : m_inited(false)
 {
     QSettings settings(Qmmp::configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat);
@@ -425,15 +425,16 @@ void VolumeALSA::setVolume(const VolumeSettings &vol)
 VolumeSettings VolumeALSA::volume() const
 {
     VolumeSettings vol;
-    if (!pcm_element)
-        return vol;
-
-    long value = 0;
-    snd_mixer_handle_events(m_mixer);
-    snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(pcm_element, SND_MIXER_SCHN_FRONT_LEFT, &value);
-    vol.left = value;
-    snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(pcm_element, SND_MIXER_SCHN_FRONT_RIGHT, &value);
-    vol.right = value;
+
+    if(pcm_element)
+    {
+        long value = 0;
+        snd_mixer_handle_events(m_mixer);
+        snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(pcm_element, SND_MIXER_SCHN_FRONT_LEFT, &value);
+        vol.left = value;
+        snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(pcm_element, SND_MIXER_SCHN_FRONT_RIGHT, &value);
+        vol.right = value;
+    }
     return vol;
 }
 
@@ -467,10 +468,26 @@ int VolumeALSA::setupMixer(QString card, QString device)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    // setup socket notifiers to monitor the state changes of the mixer
+    int n = snd_mixer_poll_descriptors_count(m_mixer);
+    if(n > 0)
+    {
+        struct pollfd* fds = new struct pollfd[n];
+        n = snd_mixer_poll_descriptors(m_mixer, fds, n);
+        for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        {
+            int sock = fds[i].fd;
+            QSocketNotifier* sn = new QSocketNotifier(sock, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+            connect(sn, SIGNAL(activated(int)), SIGNAL(changed()));
+        }
+        delete []fds;
+    }
+
     qDebug("OutputALSA: setupMixer() success");
     return 0;
 }
 
+
 void VolumeALSA::parseMixerName(char *str, char **name, int *index)
 {
     char *end;
@@ -543,3 +560,8 @@ int VolumeALSA::getMixer(snd_mixer_t **mixer, QString card)
     }
     return (*mixer != NULL);
 }
+
+bool VolumeALSA::hasNotifySignal() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.h b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.h
index 074b9ac0a..1e4a0a5f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.h
+++ b/src/plugins/Output/alsa/outputalsa.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ extern "C"
 #include <qmmp/output.h>
 #include <qmmp/volume.h>
 
-
 class OutputALSA : public Output
 {
 public:
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ private:
 
 class VolumeALSA : public Volume
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     VolumeALSA();
     virtual ~VolumeALSA();
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public:
     void setVolume(const VolumeSettings &vol);
     VolumeSettings volume() const;
 
+    bool hasNotifySignal() const;
+
 private:
     //alsa mixer
     int setupMixer(QString card, QString device);