Re: [linux-audio-dev] realtimeness: pthread_cond_signal vs. pipe write

[Paul Davis]

On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 17:06 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> Semaphores seem about perfect for this to me.. am I missing something?
> Why doesn't anyone ever recommend them?

i think mostly because in 2000-2001, they were very slow.