[linux-audio-user] irq tuning

Patrick Shirkey pshirkey at boosthardware.com
Mon Mar 3 13:35:01 EST 2003


R Parker wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I ran accross a kernel module/tool titled irqtune.
> 
>>From it's web page:
> 
> #How do I know if I need irqtune?
> <snip>
> # Interrupt handlers for specialized, time critical
> devices don't get control when they need to.
> 
> Perhaps it's just what the realtime audio admin needs.
> I don't recall reading about it in our mailing lists.
> Has anyone else looked at it? Thoughts?
> 

I used it when I needed to tune my old pcmcia 56k modem. I thought about 
it's merits last year or so and found that it was only relevant to 2.0 
or 2.2 kernels.

Not sure if there is any point in fixing it to work on the newer kernels.


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Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
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