Re: [linux-audio-user] closed-source kernel drivers and low-latency [was: OT: need a video card]

For a bit more money, but still way below 100 bucks, you can find the nVidia Geforce FX5200 (I bought an MSI one for 64 euro). Very decent 3D acceleration. Keep in mind though that to use these cards (nvidia and radeon) with hardware acceleration, you will need to use to their closed-source drivers... Which brings us on topic: [and therefore the subject change] I suppose that with closed source drivers, the low latency patches might very well not be effective. Who knows what kind of long codepaths are present (maybe even stuff to give better video benchmarks, while screwing overall performance?). Did anybody investigate this? And, with the 2.6.x kernels being preemptible, does that mean that this is solved anyway? (I mean, will the preemptibility extend to any driver?) Maarten