Hi, On Monday 16 February 2004 00.37, Frank Barknecht wrote: > Hallo, > > Eric Dantan Rzewnicki hat gesagt: // Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > > As far as annectdotal evidence, I'm running jack and ecasound right now > > with jack started this way: > > jackstart -v -R -d alsa -d ice1712 -r 44100 -p 128 -n 2 > > > > using linux 2.6.2 and alsa-drivers-1.0.2c. Seems to be working fairly > > well here. no dropouts or xruns while browsing, writing this mail, > > switching desktops, or switching out of X to the console. > > Some more anecdotes: I switched to 2.6 now, currently running > 2.6.2-rc3 with ALSA CVS and capabilities patch. My laptop even uses > the stock Debian 2.6.0 package. System responsiveness is much improved > in general and even feels faster than my LL and preemptible patched > 2.4.22 kernel (I know it isn't but it really does feel so.) It's possible 2.6 actually _is_ faster (not as in more mhz). Some of the new features should definitely make a difference, improved threading and improved scheduler for instance. There was a test report posted on slashdot a few weeks ago sporting some server apps running under both kernels. The results where quite astonishing. I think some of the tests showed over 60% (!!!) better performance (don't ask me how they counted, I only skimmed it). Now, testing the kernel with respect to server performance might not have a lot to do with audio/desktop performance but it's definitely a hint. /Robert > On the > audio side I generally don't get any dropouts even under load. > > I was switching between 2.4 and 2.6 a lot the last two weeks, and I > still cannot print in 2.6, but in general I really prefer 2.6 now. > > ciao
