Log Message:
Updated alsa-lib to 1.1.4.

Core

    Release v1.1.4
    Drop ppc64-specific workaround for versioned symbols
    conf/ucm: broxton: add broxton-rt298 conf files

Config API

    conf: Allow dynamic top-level config directory

HWDEP API

    hwdep: add support for MOTU FireWire series and RME Fireface series
    hwdep: add Line6 USB series support

Mixer API

    conf: Allow dynamic top-level config directory

PCM API

    ALSA: pcm: Use recursive mutex
    pcm: dmix: Disable var_periodsize as default
    pcm:plugin: Fix sound capture via MMAP access
    plugin:dshare: wrong state reporting
    pcm:file: delegate htimestamping to slave instead of always getting \ 
real_htimestamp
    pcm:plug: save converter config
    dmix plugin: drain - quickfix for the previous patch
    dmix plugin: fix drain for nonblock mode
    pcm file plugin: handle snd_pcm_mmap_begin() error path in \ 
snd_pcm_file_mmap_commit()
    always handle return value from snd_config_get_id() (coverity)
    pcm_plugin: unify the snd_pcm_mmap_begin result value checking
    pcm: rate: Add capability to pass configuration node to plugins
    pcm: extplug: refinement of masks in extplug
    pcm: status dump fix timestamp formatting
    pcm: file: Enable file writing for capture path
    pcm: direct: fix race on clearing timer events
    pcm: dmix_rewind corrupts application pointer fix
    pcm: dmix: Allow disabling x86 optimizations
    pcm: Disable locking in async mode
    pcm: Avoid lock for snd_pcm_nonblock()
    pcm: multi: Drop the fixed slave_map[] in snd_pcm_multi_open()
    pcm: direct: Fix deadlock in poll_descriptors
    pcm: direct: don't return bogus buffer levels in xrun state
    pcm: direct: check state before enter poll on timer
    pcm: direct: Fix for sync issue on xrun recover
    pcm: direct: returning semop error code for semaphore up/down failures
    rate: dynamic update avail_min on slave
    plugin: dynamically update avail_min on slave
    pcm: rate: fix the hw_ptr update until the boundary available
    pcm: dshare: enable silence
    pcm: direct: allow users to configure different period sizes

RawMidi API

    rawmidi: virtual: fix reading into a small buffer

Sequencer API

    seq: improve documentation about new get pid/card functions

Timer API

    timer: obsolete legacy rtctimer instance

Topology API

    topology: Fix issue in parsing routes when generating topology binary
    conf: Allow dynamic top-level config directory
    topology: Allow a data section to contain multiple tuples objects
    topology: Group elements with the same index value into a block
    topology: Look up references for an object based on its index
    topology: Remove code parsing index value in paring each object
    topology: Insert new element based on its index value
    topology: coverity - remove dead code
    always handle return value from snd_config_get_id() (coverity)
    topology: Fix incorrect license in source comments.
    topology: fix unused-const-variable warning

Use Case Manager API

    ucm parser: fix possible string overflow in uc_mgr_import_master_config()
    ucm: Add command 'get _file' to get the config file name of the opened card
    ucm: Load device-specific configuration file based on the card long name
    ucm: Assure the user input card name not to exceed max size of card long name
    ucm: parser needs limits.h
    ucm: Add ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED for unused parameters of execute_component_seq()

ALSA Lisp

    conf: Allow dynamic top-level config directory

Configuration

    conf: topology: Fix index mismatch for skl and bxt
    conf: Allow dynamic top-level config directory
    conf: Remove dmix.direct_memory_access setup
    conf/cards: add VC4-HDMI card
    pcm: dmix: Allow disabling x86 optimizations
    conf: Add card config for Intel HDMI/DP LPE audio
    conf/cards: add support for pistachio-card.
    conf/ucm: broxton: add broxton-rt298 conf files

External Rate Converter Plugin SDK

    pcm: rate: Add capability to pass configuration node to plugins

Kernel Headers

    hwdep: add support for MOTU FireWire series and RME Fireface series
    hwdep: add Line6 USB series support
    timer: obsolete legacy rtctimer instance update to libtool 1.3.3