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Also, for me, what is interesting is not exact numbers, but rather a

general concept of how big the difference is between kernels.
Publishing a table of results will also make it possible to know what to

expect from let's say a certain intel atom processor run on a list of

kernels from an example repository.

I gather this could be helpful to the user when choosing hardware and

distro to a project, if the project involves as earlier mentioned one of:
* live audio processing

* monitoring

* using firewire devices
>  From a practical point of view for someone as ignorant about the

quoted text
> technical details as myself, I suppose I'm just trying to get a general

> idea of what you get from different kernels.

>

> So, I was making outlines on how to do these two things:

>

> 1. a test/script for making tests on a single machine to compare

> performance on different kernels.

>

> 2. results summed up in a table that gives you a general idea of what

> you get with different kernels.

>

> There could perhaps be a number of different tables for different

> processors, assuming that the processor is the main important factor

> that decides the actual latency you get with a kernel.

>

> These tests could then be published in a wiki, if deemed worthy.

>

> - Why such a table should be made, and for who?:

>

> Some practical uses that may require a rt kernel:

> * live audio processing (requires low latency)

> * monitoring (requires low latency)

> * using firewire devices (As far as I understand ffado works best with

> -rt kernels)

>

> Possible/impossible?

>

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ailo

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