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    SubjectRe: Xterm Hangs - Possible scheduler defect?
    > Low-latency userspace apps.  The audio guys, for instance, are trying to 
    > get latencies down to the 100us range.
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    > 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.

    Chad
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