On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 05:01:00PM +0200, Lars Luthman wrote: > > Hi Arnout, > > |--==> Arnout Engelen writes: > > > > AE> Hi! > > AE> One of the first things anyone doing multimedia stuff with Debian is > > AE> going to want is a kernel that's configured for low latency. > > > > AE> What is currently the recommended way of configuring/installing such a > > AE> kernel? Might be a good idea to put (a link to) some documentation > > AE> about this somewhere on http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia > > > > AE> Ubuntu has a 'linux-image-lowlatency' package providing a readily > > AE> configured and built kernel suitable for multimedia work. > > > > As far as I know the 'linux-image-lowlatency' kernel has not been > > patched with the realtime-preemption patch from Ingo Molnar. > > > > AE> I haven't > > AE> checked, but I expect 64 Studio and Studio To Go! to have done similar > > AE> work. It might be worthwhile to compare notes and perhaps provide such > > AE> a package for Debian also. > > > > Both these distros come with a realtime-patched kernel, for 64 Studio > > the package is available here: > > > > deb http://apt.64studio.com/64studio/testing 64studio main > > http://apt.64studio.com/64studio/testing/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/ > > Is there any particular reason (other than lack of time and manpower) for > not having an RT-patched kernel package in standard Debian unstable? > Would it cause any problems for other packages?
This was discussed a while back. I think Free basically said, the security team will not support such a kernel themselves, but otherwise is not opposed. It is basically a person-power issue as I understand it. Some few people who have the ability and time to keep up with kernel security issues and provided patched rt kernels in a timely manner are the basic missing pieces. I'll try to find the thread in the archives. -Eric Rz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
