[LAU] another cpu question

[Len Ovens]

On Sun, 14 Sep 2014, Gene Heskett wrote:

> The stuff running on core 0 may lag, but LCNC keeps chugging along on the
> isolated core 1.
>
> You folks really should take advantage of the isolcpus command for your
> latency critical work.  The gui's may not keep up, but the sound should.

I agree that would make a lot of sense. I think there are some other tools 
that could do some of these things too. However, many people even in linux 
audio rely on OOTB setups. It is hard for a distro to imagine what setup 
the user might have to make the very best use out of it. Also, those who 
put distros together often do not have the knowledge to set something 
automated up either. So this will have to start will people who are 
willing to take the time to customize a system to use these ideas.

The one problem with the older Atoms is the GPU. It does work ok, but it 
is always (in Linux) configured for at least two screens (a direct LCD 
seems to be the exception) one of which normally gets set up to not show 
(but still uses memory). The latest ones have a different gpu, but I do 
not know if it is open either. I put one in my wife's computer, but it is 
not keeping up with her main (mostly graphics) use. So i will be using it 
as a headless audio board after I get her another one (with an open GPU 
like my son has).

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Len Ovens
www.ovenwerks.net