22 Jun
2009
22 Jun
'09
10 p.m.
On Tue, 23.06.09 01:38, Dennis Schulmeister (linux-audio-dev(a)windows3.de) wrote:
So after reading all those messages I'm somewhat
left up wondering if
the addressed problem (real-time audio for desktop applications) really
is an existing problem. The same goes for the theoretical threat of a
rt-fork bomb. Just because in theory someone could write such a program
and make it run on a someone else's machine doesn't seem like enough
reasoning for implementing a protection mechanism on a large user base.
In theory there are much more real threats for the average user which
nobody cared to address. And it has been shown that in theory the
suggested protection mechanism can be circumvented, too.
Take it from a desktop developer: it does make a difference if PA is
RT or not.
And there are no plans to make every media player RT. Nobody is
suggesting that.
Lennart
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