Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [alsa-devel] Re: [patch] `cp /dev/zero /tmp' (patch against 2.2.9) | Date | Wed, 16 Jun 1999 21:24:24 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Do you think that we could archieve similar low scheduling latencies > as with microkerneled OSes (like BeOS) , or is this a design implementation > of monolithic kernels ?
Low scheduling latencies has nothing to do with micro/monolithic kernels
> >From what I heard IRIX is able to handle RT scheuled processes > with deadlines of 1ms even under high load, and IRIX is monolithic. > (correct me if I'm wrong)
The Linux limitation is very much that our file system is not designed to provide real time guarantees but to get maximum work done. Irix XFS actually has the notion of being able to open a file and reserve bandwidth on it.
Being able to open a file and say "guarantee me 2Mbits/second" is a very powerful facility.
Alan
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