change the _delay API doc so that it matches its implementation behavior.

This further optimize the performance. 

This is now working properly with a conditional variable bug being fixed (8bbfb5cd).

do not hog system device.

which ensures mpd do bit perfect playback on OS X

Make all the locks exception-safe.

Now that CloseFilter() may be called again, we can reduce code
duplication.

This allows calling CloseFilter() multiple times.

With the configuration "replay_gain_handler none", the Filter pointers
are never initialized, which can crash MPD.

 https://bugs.musicpd.org/view.php?id=4571

Currently the switch statement is invalidated by ss.format being overwritten
with the default value of PA_SIMPLE_S16NE which results in white noise during
playback as my server is expected S16LE (S16NE).
Signed-off-by: Earnestly <zibeon@gmail.com>

This is based on a patch from Ian Scott in 2014. It was never committed,
so I figured I'd fix the outstanding issue and resubmit it.

https://www.mail-archive.com/mpd-devel%40musicpd.org/msg00139.html