[linux-audio-dev] Real time delay tutorials?

[Iain Duncan]

Aha, thanks Lee and Paul, that explains that!

Iain.

Lee Revell wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 12:12 -0700, Iain Duncan wrote:
> 
>>>In realtime critical applications people prefer RTLinux or the RTAI extension
>>>to the kernel for periods and scheduling latencies in the low  microseconds 
>>>range  (<30 microseconds worst case scheduling latency on recent x86 
>>>hardware).
>>
>>I've often wondered about that. Why are those sorts of kernels 
>>inappropriate for audio? ( Just out of curiousity. )
> 
> 
> Too heavy.  Those systems are designed for things like machine control
> where the machine gets damaged if you miss a deadline.  A few hundred
> microseconds is good enough for audio, and it only has to be at least as
> reliable as the rest of your gear.
> 
> Lee
> 
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