On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 07:35 -0400, Ronan Jouchet wrote: > Hello everybody, > > Many are confused about the various realtime kernels, so here is a > reminder of the situation as of Sept. 2010 (but _please_ see > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/RealTimeKernel , which is > more detailed and continuously updated). > > ***Summary*** > vanilla = unpatched kernel straight from kernel.org > generic = vanilla + ubuntu sauce (it's the default ubuntu kernel) > > The *soft realtime kernels, prepared by changing build-time parameters* > preempt = generic + mild configuration to reduce latency > lowlatency = generic + aggressive configuration to reduce latency > > The *hard realtime kernels, prepared by applying a big patch* from Ingo > Molnar to the kernel source before building: > realtime = vanilla + patch (hard to maintain and stabilize because > merging 2 pieces of code is never easy) > rt = generic + patch (even harder to maintain and stabilize because > merging 3 pieces of code is harder than 2) > > ***Availability*** > - for Maverick, generic will be the only kernel in the archives, thus > the default kernel for ubuntu and ubuntustudio, but Alessio has been > maintaining a PPA providing lowlatency and realtime > - for Natty or later: work is being done to include lowlatency in the > official archives and make it the default ubuntustudio kernel > > I hope this clears some doubts. By the way, this confusion is only going > to get more intense at release time (less informed / technical users). > Could we include some kind of note informing users about this? Why not a > "RealTime kernel help" item in the Audio Production menu, redirecting to > the wiki page? > > Good day, > > -- Ronan Jouchet
For what do multimedia users (producers, but consumers) need more, but vanilla + rt-patch? Does somebody run a multi-user data server on the same machine, as he is using in his audio or audio-video studio? This would be nonsense. 2 cents, Ralf -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
