Re: [linux-audio-dev] weird distortion with alsa latency test

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] weird distortion with alsa latency test
From: Roger Larsson (roger.larsson_AT_norran.net)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 01:05:46 EET

Compiling for athlon uses 3dnow for moving blocks of data.
During the move it can't be preempted since 3dnow uses
floating point registers - and they are not saved in this case...

/RogerL

On Tuesday 13 November 2001 21:11, you wrote:
> this isn't my area of expertise, but any reason why you're compiling for a
> 386 when yer running on an athlon?
>
> cd
>
> in spite of sustenance:
> http://www.radiopenny.com/cd/projects/inspiteofsustenance.html
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maarten de Boer" <maarten.deboer_AT_iua.upf.es>
> To: <linux-audio-dev_AT_music.columbia.edu>
> Cc: <alsa-devel_AT_alsa-project.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:09 AM
> Subject: [linux-audio-dev] weird distortion with alsa latency test
>
> > Hi, I wrote this before, but I did not get any response.
> >
> > When I compile my kernel for i386 on an AMD Athlon, the
> > alsa latency test is giving me weird distortion (knispering
> > sound, like a dusty vinyl record)
> > $ arecord -r 44100 -f S16_LE | aplay
> > does not seem to have this problem.
> >
> > It really does not make much sense to me, and I am recompiling
> > (again....) my kernel to make sure. Does anybody have a clue of
> > what might be going on?
> >
> > Maarten 

-- 
Roger Larsson
Skellefteċ
Sweden

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