[CM] snd hangs system

[Dave Phillips]

Bill Schottstaedt wrote:

> I got Snd to hang the system by running as root with ALSA
> and sweeping the mouse out of the window (as Andrew reported) --
> is this a known problem in ALSA (presumably involving background
> processes)?

I've locked my system a few times by running Snd as root. I don't think
it mattered what driver I used. I've taken it as an article of faith
that Snd should not be run as root. 

Best regards,

== dp