[LAU] Linux 3.2.0-rt Kernels on Debian Repos!

[david]

On 02/23/2012 10:44 AM, Nicola Pandini wrote:
> Il 23/02/2012 20:15, david ha scritto:
>> On 02/23/2012 05:53 AM, Nicola Pandini wrote:
>>> Il 22/02/2012 18:24, David Baron ha scritto:
>>>> Anyway, a small step for -rt, a big step for linux audio :-)
>>>
>>> I've just installed it on Wheezy, and it's running fine :-)
>>> I see that the kernel doesn't include the system timer patch
>>> (CONFIG_HZ=1000): it's not needed anymore? Can someone tell me the
>>> benefits of that patch?
>>
>> Don't know about that. Only ones I saw required PAE, which neither of
>> my music laptops support. Also, I noticed that the AMD version also
>> requires PAE. Why would a 64-bit kernel need PAE?
>>
>
> I found something here:
> http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/wiki/frequently_asked_questions
> It should affects MIDI timing. I mostly use MIDI, so I think it's a
> feature that I'd try to have in my kernel.

Are you talking about the System Timer Resolution topic? That has 
nothing to do with PAE. I've been using Rosegarden for years without 
changing the system timer resolution from the 250Hz value, and never 
have any MIDI jitter problems.

There's nothing about PAE on that page.

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