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SubjectRe: Bad MIDI performance : 10ms latency instead of the expected
DateThu, 26 Aug 1999 22:04:04 +0100 (BST)
FromAlan Cox <>
> Is possible to create some thread for this loop inside kernel module?

There is no point

> I don't want to suspend the application execution due to a broken
> hardware. I did some tests with 2.2 kernels (using kernel_thread()) and
> I've not been successful.

It is cheaper for the application thread to spin briefly in kernel space
than to schedule other threads.


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