/**< Channel labels */
} pa_channel_map;
-/** Initialize the specified channel map and return a pointer to it */
+/** Initialize the specified channel map and return a pointer to
+ * it. The channel map will have a defined state but
+ * pa_channel_map_valid() will fail for it. */
pa_channel_map* pa_channel_map_init(pa_channel_map *m);
/** Initialize the specified channel map for monoaural audio and return a pointer to it */