On 10-12-07 12:50 PM, ailo wrote: > I noticed Alessio asked Tims opinion on whether or not the lowlatency > kernel is needed. > I don't know what has been suggested or talked about in the past, so > forgive me if I repeat something here. > > [...] > > Maybe someone in this mail-list does tests to determine whether or not > the generic kernel can do these things as well as the > lowlatency/realtime kernels?
Hello everybody, Alessio, Tim, I fail to understand this sudden position shift towards -lowlatency. Half a dozen users tested the -lowlatency kernel this summer, with the following results: - Yes, lowlatency provides noticeably lower latency than generic - Rt/realtime remains snappier and thus remain a requirement for diehard audio users needing top notch performance. - However, rt/realtime are very painful to maintain compared to lowlatency that consists in "simple" build-time tweaks This resulted in an apparently well-accepted *focus on lowlatency for Natty*, summed up by Scott in end-of-September emails. We even nailed it in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RealTime , including a testing table featuring two neat green "lowlatency" rows. Alessio, don't get me wrong here: I respect this amazing work you've been doing (and that I'd totally be unable to do), I know you are doing it alone, and I know the absence of feedback can get discouraging. I just want to understand why this question pops now. We should be pushing for inclusion in Natty, and instead of focusing on testing and bugfixing we are re-debating an already closed subject. Anyway, *yes there is ongoing testing*: right now holstein, ailo, I (and possibly other users) are testing it. Again: Testers: please keep hammering the lowlatency kernel from Alessio's PPA, and report your test results. Alessio: please bear with us and continue your efforts, rest assured the interest is there. I hope this email doesn't sound harsh. No aggressiveness intended, I only mean to be synthetic and to the point. Thank you, Ronan Jouchet -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
