30 Aug
2017
30 Aug
'17
10:16 a.m.
On 08/30/2017 01:16 AM, David Jones wrote:
I think there is some disagreement over whether hard
RT is needed for audio work. I think hard RT is meant more for systems running
manufacturing hardware.
Hard RT in an audio context would only be useful for applying real-time
effects or doing other real-time operations on audio streams that need
very low latency. The OWL and Bela are examples in the audio domain. The
RT patchset doesn't do real hard RT, therefore you need something like
Xenomai or even a dedicated real-time OS. And yes, hard RT is primarily
needed for stuff like CNC machines.
My systems work just fine for audio work using
Debian's and KXStudio's -rt kernels. Is KXStudio's kernel hard RT or
low-latency?
I assume Debian's -rt kernels are fully preemptible (PREEMPT RT), you
don't add a -rt suffix to a low-latency or other kernel. Maybe a basic
preemptible kernel but I've never seen those in the wild. The KXStudio
ones should be fully preemptible.
Jeremy