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pipewire 0.3.18 on Arch Linux / GNOME.

I'm not sure what's happening, but my monitor now shows as "Unknown device". I think it had a better name with pulseaudio (nb. the pactl list sinks output below is with pipewire-pulse):

$ pa-cli info all
*       input ports: 2/64
*       output ports: 2/0
*       state: "running"
*       properties:
*               object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0,2:playback"
*               api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,2"
*               api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
*               api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
*               audio.channels = "2"
*               alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
*               device.api = "alsa"
*               device.class = "sound"
*               alsa.class = "generic"
*               alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
*               alsa.name = "HDMI 2"
*               alsa.id = "HDMI 2"
*               alsa.subdevice = "0"
*               alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
*               alsa.device = "8"
*               alsa.card = "0"
*               alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
*               alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc624000 irq 111"
*               alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
*               device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra2"
*               device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
*               card.profile.device = "6"
*               device.id = "38"
*               factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
*               priority.driver = "616"
*               priority.session = "616"
*               media.class = "Audio/Sink"
*               node.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
*               node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2"
*               node.description = "Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
*               factory.id = "18"
*               client.id = "31"
*               node.driver = "true"
*               factory.mode = "merge"
*               audio.adapt.follower = ""
*               library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
*               object.id = "40"

$ pactl list sinks
Sink #40
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2
	Description: Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 30148 /  46% / -20.23 dB,   front-right: 30148 /  46% / -20.23 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	Properties:
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0,2:playback"
		api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,2"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "HDMI 2"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 2"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "8"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc624000 irq 111"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra2"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
		card.profile.device = "6"
		device.id = "38"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		priority.driver = "616"
		priority.session = "616"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		node.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2"
		device.description = "Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
		factory.id = "18"
		client.id = "31"
		node.driver = "true"
		factory.mode = "merge"
		audio.adapt.follower = ""
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "40"
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
	Active Port: hdmi-output-2
	Formats:
		pcm