On 19/02/13 04:36, jonetsu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
If a better response time from the kernel is something that's Good, why isn't lowlatency kernels a default in Linux distros (well, at least in Linux Mint and Fedora) If it is So Good, what are the arguments for not having a lowlatency kernel by default ? Any drawbacks ? I presume the Audio-oriented Linux distros do have lowlatency kernels by default, do they ?
aside from the other things mentioned there is a trade-off between GUI responsiveness and audio latency ... if you do the full rt-audio set-up then the programs you set as very high priority can easily lock everything else out. That is fine if that is what you want, but it certainly isn't right for a default. With less extreme settings there is still a cost re desktop interaction and that is important for many people.
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