Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:38:51 -0500 | From | "Chad N. Tindel" <> | Subject | Re: Xterm Hangs - Possible scheduler defect? |
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> Low-latency userspace apps. The audio guys, for instance, are trying to > get latencies down to the 100us range. > > If random kernel threads can preempt userspace at any time, they wreak > havoc with latency as seen by userspace.
Come now. There is no such thing as a random kernel thread. Any General Purpose kernel needs the ability to do work that keeps the entire system from grinding to a halt.
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