2 Apr
2003
2 Apr
'03
2:19 p.m.
On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 14:09, Jan "Evil Twin"
Depner wrote:
I didn't mean to slur Gentoo kernels in any way - I've only confirmed that the
ext3 sheduling storm patch hasn't been applied (nor is it included in the
stock 2.4.20 I downloaded). Since I'm (currently) running an ext3 partition
this is currently under suspicion for the total system lockups under jack.
I had already read Mark Knecht's filesystem tests - a very interesting and
informative read it is too Mark.
Since I'm currently getting the software side sorted out I haven't yet
upgraded beyond a SB16, hence no need for extreme tuning. When I get the
terratec ews88mt that is currently the object of my (audio) lust (and a
halfway decent desk) that situation will need to be revisited.
The nice thing is that the guys in the band are all now aware of what FSF can
do - even in the hands of the least literate band member.
R
Sort of OT but, I hope you're not using ext3
for your audio data disk.
If so check this out -
http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/Arcana.html. Specifically, Mark
Knecht's info on filesystem tests.
Jan
Jan,
I'd only offer that if ext3 does the job for a specific individual,
then I don't think there's anything wrong with using it. In most case
(except apparently current Gentoo!) ;-) it is better tested and probably
more stable than reiserfs. If someone knows they're going to only use so
many tracks and maybe isn't pushing the limits of what there hardware
can do, or doesn't possibly try to run their sound card at the very
lowest latencies all the time like you and I, then I would probably
recommend ext3.
On the other hand, since I do tend to push the limits of what my
hardware can do, should I EVER be able to run Alsa again, then at that
unknown date in the future I'll probably be running reiserfs. Problem
is, that date appears to be so far in the future anymore that I'm
starting to expect xfs to be meat and potatoes by then. ;-)
Cheers,
Mark