[linux-audio-user] 2.6.15.4, realtime-lsm, jackd -R,

[Kjetil S. Matheussen]

fons adriaensen:
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 06:03:52PM -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 14:45 -0800, Kjetil S. Matheussen wrote:
> >
> > > That is rediculous. Do you really have to start program that way
> > > to get realtime priority? In case, I guess (and _really_ hope)
> > > that realtime-lsm (or something similar) will continue to exist for a
> > > long time still.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, absolutely, it is ridiculous.
> 
> Is it really ?

Yes.


> If you start apps via an icon or menu, you
> don't see any difference at all.

You're right. But it has to be set up, and many/most of us would never
use an icon or a menu to start most programs.


> If you use a terminal
> to start them, just define an alias.

No no no. Thats even worse. :-(



> Having a prefix such
> as nice, sudo, or rt_limits -r is not really worse than
> having options (IMHO).

A program should just work. If the nature of the program is
that some threads need to run realtime, those threads shall
also run realtime by default.

What you are proposing is the complete opposite.