[linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] low latency 2.4.x -> 2.6.x

[Florian Schmidt]

On 21 Dec 2003 21:38:35 -0600
"Jack O'Quin" <joq at io.com> wrote:

> On my system, the vanilla 2.6 with preemption is usable for audio, but
> nowhere near as good at low latencies as a properly patched and tuned
> 2.4 kernel.

Ok, i will give it a shot to see how it goes..

> 
> > I somewhere read something about merging andrews LL and the
> > preemptible patches. Is there any truth to that?
> 
> We all hope so.

Hmm, maybe i'll drop andrew an email to see what his thoughts and plans
on the issue are..

> 
> > What about the 2.4.x capabilities "patch"? Will this work on 2.6.x?
> 
> Yes, I think it will.  But, 2.6 provides a mechanism for doing this as
> a kernel module with no patches required.  Here is an experimental
> module I built based on earlier work done by Torben Hohn...
> 
>   http://www.joq.us/realtime/realtime-0.0.2.tar.gz

Okay :) I will try it..

Thanks for the infos..

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