[linux-audio-user] jackd --realtime eats my memory.

[Jan Holst Jensen]

--- Jack O'Quin <joq at io.com> wrote:
> >   jackd --realtime -u -d alsa
> >
> > says "unknown option character" and jackd outputs
>
> I recall a bug in that option a while back, but
> don't remember exactly
> when it was fixed.  Maybe after 0.99.0.  Try using
> the -m (--no-mlock) option.

Hi Jack.

Thanks. A very short test seems to show that I can get
down to 23 msec latency using the -m option on this
laptop while I am browsing the net, and that would be
just fine for me.

I'll try building jackd from source to see if I can
get a working --unlock option. Otherwise I may just
invest in 512 MB RAM for my laptop. Tried jackd and
ardour on a stationary 2.5 GHz Pentium IV with 512 MB
RAM and I could get 3 msec latency without apparent
trouble. Wow! 

Cheers
-- Jan

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