--- libao2/ao_alsa.c	2009-09-25 00:40:38.000000000 +0200
+++ libao2/ao_alsa.c	2009-09-25 00:39:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@
 static snd_pcm_hw_params_t *alsa_hwparams;
 static snd_pcm_sw_params_t *alsa_swparams;
 
-static unsigned int alsa_buffer_time = 500000; /* 0.5 s */
-static unsigned int alsa_fragcount = 16;
+/* 16 sets buffersize to 16 * chunksize is as default 1024
+ * which seems to be good avarge for most situations
+ * so buffersize is 16384 frames by default */
+static int alsa_fragcount = 16;
+static snd_pcm_uframes_t chunk_size = 1024;
 
 static size_t bytes_per_sample;
 
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@
 
 #define ALSA_DEVICE_SIZE 256
 
+#undef BUFFERTIME
+#define SET_CHUNKSIZE
+
 static void alsa_error_handler(const char *file, int line, const char *function,
 			       int err, const char *format, ...)
 {
@@ -323,7 +329,6 @@
     int err;
     int block;
     strarg_t device;
-    snd_pcm_uframes_t chunk_size;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t bufsize;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t boundary;
     opt_t subopts[] = {
@@ -479,6 +484,41 @@
       open_mode = 0;
     }
 
+    //sets buff/chunksize if its set manually
+    if (ao_data.buffersize) {
+      switch (ao_data.buffersize)
+	{
+	case 1:
+	  alsa_fragcount = 16;
+	  chunk_size = 512;
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: buffersize set manually to 8192\n");
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: chunksize set manually to 512\n");
+	  break;
+	case 2:
+	  alsa_fragcount = 8;
+	  chunk_size = 1024;
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: buffersize set manually to 8192\n");
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: chunksize set manually to 1024\n");
+	  break;
+	case 3:
+	  alsa_fragcount = 32;
+	  chunk_size = 512;
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: buffersize set manually to 16384\n");
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: chunksize set manually to 512\n");
+	  break;
+	case 4:
+	  alsa_fragcount = 16;
+	  chunk_size = 1024;
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: buffersize set manually to 16384\n");
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: chunksize set manually to 1024\n");
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  alsa_fragcount = 16;
+	  chunk_size = 1024;
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
     if (!alsa_handler) {
       //modes = 0, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK, SND_PCM_ASYNC
       if ((err = try_open_device(alsa_device, open_mode, format == AF_FORMAT_AC3)) < 0)
@@ -571,20 +611,57 @@
       bytes_per_sample *= ao_data.channels;
       ao_data.bps = ao_data.samplerate * bytes_per_sample;
 
+#ifdef BUFFERTIME
+      {
+	int alsa_buffer_time = 500000; /* original 60 */
+	int alsa_period_time;
+	alsa_period_time = alsa_buffer_time/4;
 	if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near(alsa_handler, alsa_hwparams,
 							  &alsa_buffer_time, NULL)) < 0)
 	  {
 	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_AO_ALSA_UnableToSetBufferTimeNear,
 		   snd_strerror(err));
 	    return 0;
+	  } else
+	    alsa_buffer_time = err;
+
+	if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near(alsa_handler, alsa_hwparams,
+							  &alsa_period_time, NULL)) < 0)
+	  /* original: alsa_buffer_time/ao_data.bps */
+	  {
+	    mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_AO_ALSA_UnableToSetPeriodTime,
+		   snd_strerror(err));
+	    return 0;
 	  }
+	mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_INFO,MSGTR_AO_ALSA_BufferTimePeriodTime,
+	       alsa_buffer_time, err);
+      }
+#endif//end SET_BUFFERTIME
 
+#ifdef SET_CHUNKSIZE
+      {
+	//set chunksize
+	if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(alsa_handler, alsa_hwparams,
+							  &chunk_size, NULL)) < 0)
+	  {
+	    /*mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_AO_ALSA_UnableToSetPeriodSize,
+			    chunk_size, snd_strerror(err));*/
+	    return 0;
+	  }
+	else {
+	  mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: chunksize set to %li\n", chunk_size);
+	}
 	if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods_near(alsa_handler, alsa_hwparams,
 						      &alsa_fragcount, NULL)) < 0) {
 	  mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_AO_ALSA_UnableToSetPeriods,
 		 snd_strerror(err));
 	  return 0;
 	}
+	else {
+	  mp_msg(MSGT_AO,MSGL_V,"alsa-init: fragcount=%i\n", alsa_fragcount);
+	}
+      }
+#endif//end SET_CHUNKSIZE
 
       /* finally install hardware parameters */
       if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params(alsa_handler, alsa_hwparams)) < 0)