Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] an open letter to Linus re: low latency
From: Paul Barton-Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:38:59 EEST
>note that LL can't cover ALL industrial control system/robotics needs:
>
>there are fields where 1-2ms are adequate , others require 20-50usec
>and here you have to use RTLinux , QNX , or some other true RTOS.
>
>But for multimedia, a fully pre-emptive kernel is just overkill.
>
>Indeed: if LL is able to do rock-solid audio, it will apply to video too,
I added this paragraph:
Several of the signees below have noted that lowering latency improves the
quality of games, most kinds of multimedia and many non-hard-real-time
automated systems. Incorporating a low-latency patch could be seen as
extremely helpful in providing competitive performance in areas
outside of audio as well.
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