On 1/30/06, laulist@xxxxxxxxxxxx <laulist@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi All: > > As I read it, the low latency kernel patch(es) only apply to kernel 2.4, > and with kernel 2.6 the only option for > improving latency is kernel pre-emption. > > Have I got this much right? > > If so, is it better to use a patched 2.4 kernel than a 2.6 kernel with > pre-emption? > > TIA, Mick Hi Mick, Which is better will probably get some discussion, but from a practical point of view I'd say that if your distro uses a 2.6 kernel then you should stick with 2.6. There are probably too many library issues and other things beyond my limited knowledge that will bite you. I think that most people running a 2.6-ll type kernel will tell you it works pretty well most of the time. ;-) Cheers, Mark
