anssi.hannula@xxxxxxxxx(Anssi Hannula) 27.05.05 11:57 >Rainer Zocholl wrote: >> Hello >I'd recommend latest vanilla kernel (2.6.11.something) with the >drivers it includes. Ok, just switching the CPU to 1800MHz to compile... (Because of a dist-upgrade to "sarge" VDR 1.3.18 nor .24 are running any more and gerneates kernel oopes! Recompiling did not help.) >> But then i read that NTPL is used by VDR, a feature only existing >> in 2.6 kernel IIRC. >NPTL exists only in 2.6, yes. But VDR has had many problems when NPTL >is _enabled_, Ha, i missunderstood that. >mainly because of some race conditions in VDR. Maybe we should try to fix that first instead of adding new features? I assume, no, i'm convinced, that those "race conditions" exists without NTPL too, but are very seldom seen. Maybe "sufficiently" seldom in the one hardware, but not in all. >NPTL isused by default in _all_ threaded applications unless the >LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.x is defined. By default VDR refuses to run if >NPTL is enabled. I have that line export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.x in my runvdr script. >However, the latest version, 1.3.24, works now for many people with >NPTL equally stable as with linuxthreads (NPTL's predecessor, used >when NPTL is disabled). >I see no reason for you not to upgrade to the latest kernel, you won't >even need to install any external dvb drivers. Ok, i'll report. BTW: The Kernel 2.6.11 has a switch "premptive kernel" That should garanty better user performance if a driver blocks. Should that be on of off for DVB/VDR?
