30.09.2014 12:43, David Henningsson wrote: > > > On 2014-09-29 16:33, Lauren?iu Nicola wrote: >> If nobody tried it, I might test the patch on my USB DAC. The problem is >> that I'm not sure what's the best way to benchmark the playback. Do you >> have some tips on that? > > Run "top" in a low-latency playback scenario, that should be enough. You > might want to verify (e g with pactl) that you end up with the same > latency both with and without the patch. > > Maybe others have more accurate methods to measure CPU consumption. I used "perf". Please see this message: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2014-September/021745.html If others also try this method, we may be able to compare the results. -- Alexander E. Patrakov