For some background, see the discussion at
https://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/issues/detail?id=35
I have managed to configure ALSA and squeezelite to not generate exceptionally
high CPU load in these situations. However, there is still CPU load, and it is
measureable.
This is quite undesireable on my laptop, since it has a negative impact on
battery life. Even on desktops, it can translate into a larger power bill.
It would be nice for squeezelite to have an option to stop sending silence
after a certain timeout. 15 seconds, for instance, would be great. It could
then be completely CPU idle when not playing anything.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
rm.rf.do...@gmail.comon 3 Jan 2015 at 7:17