On Fri, 27 May 2016 18:53:46 +0200 Luka Prinčič / Nova deViator <nova@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i guess i need first to compile a decent proper RT kernel. will my > NVidia drivers work with that? Yes, unless you are still using something older like 340.xx. Older nvidia drivers need a switch to compile for a -rt patched kernel, see the use of IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 at https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=nvidia-340xx-rt Newer nvidia drivers will build fine with a -rt patched kernel. You will however have to patch the kernel itself, as otherwise X hangs very quickly..:S There are 2 versions. Kernels before 4.4.4-rt11, need this patch: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/fix-race-in-PRT-wait-for-completion-simple-wait-code_Nvidia-RT.patch?h=linux-rt&id=f1b6be2cc5580d9b287115804ff64b3525b43d11 Later kernels this one: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/fix-race-in-PRT-wait-for-completion-simple-wait-code_Nvidia-RT-160319.patch?h=linux-rt Note that the nvidia driver is less than desirable with rt, as it causes higher kernel scheduling latencies compared to for instance the intel driver. I guess it's probably usable for audio work, but certain actions will cause a kernel latency spike big enough to cause xruns on lower latencies. These include starting video playback, starting a game, etc. This may or may not cause a problem in your particular situation. IIRC nouveau worked much better for this purpose, but was a long time ago that i last tried... -- Joakim _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
