Re: [linux-audio-dev] an open letter to Linus re: low latency

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] an open letter to Linus re: low latency
From: Jay Ts (jay_AT_toltec.metran.cx)
Date: Sun Jun 25 2000 - 23:12:44 EEST


David Olofson wrote:
> Reliable real time scheduling is absolutely essential for industrial
> control systems

In general, robotics. (Sorry to interrupt... :)

> and some kinds of multimedia applications, and
> improves the quality of games and most kinds of multimedia. Since
> multimedia and in particular, games, is what most desktop systems are
> used for these days, it's strategically important to provide
> competitive performance in this area.

Well put. I suggest that something very similar to this be added
to the letter to Linus, with emphasis on "absolutely essential".
The LL patch isn't just for us audio people.

- Jay Ts
jay_AT_jayts.cx


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