On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 11:17, Danny Tholen wrote: > [Contrib-RPM] > > --=-=-= > Name : kernel-multimedia-2.4.21.0.16mdk Relocations: (not relocateable) > Version : 1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > Release : 1mdk Build Date: Fri Mar 14 11:23:52 2003 > Install date: (not installed) Build Host: klama.mandrake.org > Group : System/Kernel and hardware Source RPM: (none) > Size : 36314144 License: GPL > Packager : Danny Tholen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://www.kernel.org/ > Summary : A preemptible Linux kernel, which reduces the latency of the kernel. > Description : > This kernel includes patches useful for multmedia purposes like: > preemption, low-latency and the ability for processes to transfer their > capabilities. > The preemtion patches allow a task to be preempted anywhere within the kernel, > using spinlocks as markers for non-preemptibility regions. The resulting > system response is greatly increased, with measured average latencies under > 1ms. Andrew Morton's low-latency patches fix the remaining points in the kernel > that cause latency. The setpcap patch allows suid root processess to transfer > capabilities to non-root processess, and so making it possible for user > processes to run with realtime priority. > > Exclusivearch: i386 > --=-=-= > > * Thu Mar 13 2003 Danny Tholen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.4.21.0.16mdk > > - supermount 1.1.1 (a great job, by Andrey Borzenkov) > - small snd-emu10k1 patch > - dmi_scan fixes (Thomas Backlund) > - custom config should now have patches enabled
I don't like this at all. Read the description. This kernel was supposed to be simply the Mandrake kernel, with specific patches - pre-empt and lowlatency - for multimedia use. Instead it seems to have become the Danny Tholen Let's Include Any Patches That Look Fun kernel. I don't think this is a good idea, even in contribs. IMO, it should just stick to being the stock Mandrake kernel with those specific audio-application-helping patches in it. -- adamw
