From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266207AbUGASEd (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:04:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266209AbUGASEd (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:04:33 -0400 Received: from waste.org ([209.173.204.2]:9645 "EHLO waste.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266207AbUGASEb (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:04:31 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:03:56 -0500 From: Matt Mackall To: Paul Davis Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.X, NPTL, SCHED_FIFO and JACK Message-ID: <20040701180356.GI5414@waste.org> References: <200406301341.i5UDfkKX010518@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200406301341.i5UDfkKX010518@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 09:41:46AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > Because of the recognition by kernel developers that 2.6 does not > perform as well as 2.4+lowlat (the Andrew Morton patches) when it > comes to scheduling latency, most audio developers and users have > remained with 2.4. Recently however, several brave souls have > attempted to test 2.6. The results have been mixed. I'm afraid these "brave souls" have shown up to the baby shower after the child's been accepted to college. Developers getting around to testing 2.6 after multiple vendors are shipping it should not be characterized as courageous. -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.