[linux-audio-dev] block i/o scheduler for JACK

Lee Revell rlrevell at joe-job.com
Fri Jan 5 21:06:12 UTC 2007


On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 23:52 +0300, Andrew Gaydenko wrote:
> (sorry for crossposting - have tried at LAU mailing list, but have not got
> any answer)
> 
> Which kernel block i/o scheduler is most appropriate for JACK application?
> There are alternatives: Anticipatory I/O scheduler, Deadline I/O scheduler
> and CFQ I/O scheduler. I mean a kernel without RT-related patches.
> 

Should make no difference whatsoever for JACK clients - if they're
written correctly, disk IO should not perturb them.

CFQ is generally the best choice all around.

Lee




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