Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] realtime-lsm in the kernel
From: John Check (j4strngs_AT_bitless.net)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 06:27:02 EEST
On Tuesday 07 September 2004 05:14 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Now that the final touches are being put on the 2.6 low latency patches,
> a massive migration of linux audio users to 2.6 is imminent. Since this
> means every single linux audio user will need the realtime-lsm module, I
> think we should push to get it in the kernel, the sooner the better.
>
> Why make every user go through the extra step of downloading and
> installing it? It's only a few hundred lines of code, and while I don't
> consider myself a kernel expert I can grok it easily. I can't imagine
> there would be much resistance, especially considering how much easier
> this would make life for every audio-oriented distro.
>
> This fits the new kernel development model very well, one of its stated
> goals is to get the features that vendors and users need and that they
> currently have to patch the kernel to get, into the mainstream kernel.
>
> Anyway if the author does not object, I would be willing to spearhead a
> drive to get this into the kernel. I am sure they will approve as soon
> as 100s linux audio users voice their approval...
>
Me Too! :)
> Lee
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