> May be its better to call this latency, since we can all appreciate > some of the shortcomings that 9P has when it comes to it.
i think you're drawing the wrong conclusion from a too-abstract view of the facts. 9p is a ping-pong protocol. this gives it *consistent* latency. this is good for audio. and if you're talking to a local kernel, it's the same, except there is no 9p. - erik
