[linux-audio-user] realtime-lsm in the kernel

[John Check]

On Thursday 09 September 2004 04:20 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 14:24, David Baron wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 September 2004 19:00,
> >
> > linux-audio-user-request at music.columbia.edu wrote:
> > > Go for it. i would definetly like to save the extra step of compiling
> > > the realtime lsm each time i upgrade my kernel.. And i think it might
> > > prove useful even for non audio users.. Often security stuff likes to
> > > mlock small portions of memory, too, etc..
> >
> > Yes, except that the realtime-lsm precompiled binary is not updated on
> > Sid each time the kernel is. The only way to keep it current is to
> > compile it yourself. Compiles quickly and reliably--just remember to copy
> > the .ko to the correct place and then reboot.
>
> This is why we want realtime-lsm to be part of the kernel, because it
> _would_ automatically get upgraded when you upgraded your kernel.  Since

Are you sure? ALSA isn't always current.

> it's simple and reliable, like you said, there's a pretty good argument
> for adding it to the standard Linux kernel.  You would not have to deal
> with compiling it separately.
>
> Lee