On Fri, 2004-09-10 at 14:57, John Check wrote: > On Thursday 09 September 2004 04:20 pm, Lee Revell wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 14:24, David Baron wrote: > > > On Thursday 09 September 2004 19:00, > > > > > > linux-audio-user-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Go for it. i would definetly like to save the extra step of compiling > > > > the realtime lsm each time i upgrade my kernel.. And i think it might > > > > prove useful even for non audio users.. Often security stuff likes to > > > > mlock small portions of memory, too, etc.. > > > > > > Yes, except that the realtime-lsm precompiled binary is not updated on > > > Sid each time the kernel is. The only way to keep it current is to > > > compile it yourself. Compiles quickly and reliably--just remember to copy > > > the .ko to the correct place and then reboot. > > > > This is why we want realtime-lsm to be part of the kernel, because it > > _would_ automatically get upgraded when you upgraded your kernel. Since > > Are you sure? ALSA isn't always current. > Exactly, but realtime-lsm has not changed in a long time, it's very simple (~200 lines of code), has no known bugs, and many people find it useful. So it's a perfect candidate to include in the kernel. I have already received an OK from the maintainer, as soon as I get a patch from him I will be posting it to LKML. Lee
