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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:15:04 -0600

"Jack O'Quin"  wrote:
> On 11/14/06, Lee Revell  wrote:

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> > 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.