On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:15:04 -0600 "Jack O'Quin" <jack.oquin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/14/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 03:54 +0100, David wrote: > > > > But there would be no point in using the realtime LSM or the RT > > > rlimit on a non RT kernel. True ? > > > > No, not true. Normal kernels can run realtime applications too. > > They just don't perform as well. > > Right. And vanilla kernels perform well enough for most audio > applications to work just fine. At this point, the RT kernel patch > is really only necessary for squeezing out very low latency. > > One could argue that RT kernels should provide more reliable > realtime operation (fewer glitches), but this must be balanced > against the extra risk of running a non-standard kernel. Which > is *actually* more reliable can best be determined by testing > your own applications on your own system. Thank you Lee and Jack. -- David.
