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Chrome stops playing video due to `spa.alsa: set_hw_params: Cannot allocate memory`

After updating pipewire from 0.3.47 to 0.3.49 a problem appeared: when playing a video on youtube with Google Chrome, if you pause it for a minute or more, then after unpausing it will keep loading indefinitely. If you reload the page, pipewire prints to logs:

апр 04 14:25:18 constantine-N61Ja pipewire[582]: spa.alsa: set_hw_params: Cannot allocate memory
апр 04 14:25:18 constantine-N61Ja pipewire[582]: pw.node: (alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo-35) suspended -> error (Start error: Cannot allocate memory)
апр 04 14:25:18 constantine-N61Ja pipewire-media-session[23949]: ms.core: error id:53 seq:40784 res:-12 (Cannot allocate memory): Start error: Cannot allocate memory
апр 04 14:25:18 constantine-N61Ja pipewire[582]: pw.link: 0x5595d9768ba0: one of the nodes is in error out:running in:error

Sometimes restarting Chrome fixes this, but right now I can't even make it work by restarting Chrome.

It seems to happen to any video, but in case it matters: it's reproducible here https://youtu.be/oYtlnZ9vDEw

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start Chrome
  2. Open https://youtu.be/oYtlnZ9vDEw
  3. Pause for a minute
  4. Unpause

Expected

Video continues playing

Actual

Video shows a "loading" sign indefinitely and playback does not start.

Versions

  • OS: Archlinux
  • kernel: 5.17.1-zen1-1-zen
  • Pipewire: 0.3.49
Edited by Konstantin Kharlamov