[linux-audio-user] Newcomer to the list

[Levi Burton]

On Tuesday 22 July 2003 02:48 am, Anahata wrote:
[...]
> Is there a significant difference between having (a) the audio editing
> program or (b) the memory manager decide what to keep in physical memory
> and what to swap to disk?

Well, unless I am mistaken, a user with normal privileges (non-root) cannot 
disable paging of memory (using mlock() stuff).  So, im not exactly sure what 
sweep does to gaurantee it is only using physical memory, if that is indeed 
what it is doing.  Perhaps the sweep author can shed some light on what is 
going on. 

So yes, as a root user there is definitly a significant difference in how 
memory is managed if the program utilizes the mlock() system call.  It is 
garaunteed a range of memory will not be swapped out to disk.

As a non-root user, I do not believe there is anyway to know what is currently 
swapped to disk and what is not, so the question you ask then becomes moot.

If I am mistaken im sure someone will point it out =)

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Levi Burton
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