Is Realtime-lsm the same thing? I'm assuming no, as I have realtime-lsm on a 2.6.11 custom-built kernel for using a recording studio with...
Oliver Korpilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Tobias Krais schrieb: > > I'm a kernel dummy, so I ask myself what the advantage von PREMPT is, so > > > that I should use it? > > PREEMPT enables the preemptible kernel, which means you can interrupt > processes executing system calls in kernel mode, except when they are > accessing stuff protected by a spin lock (and is modifying a global data > structure - to avoid data corruption). > > It lowers the average latency when reacting to interrupts. Problem is, > there seem to be some execution paths in the kernel that are pretty > long. The low-latency-kernel teams tries to fix this. > > I personally observe that my Linux is much more responsive when > displaying videos with preempt on. > > With kind regards, > Oliver Korpilla > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________ Sent Using: Total Carnage WebMail, with NOCC, http://nocc.sourceforge.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
