Re: [Jack-Devel] Real Time extensions for JACK

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DateFri, 15 Apr 2011 12:49:04 -0600
From Bearcat M. Sandor <[hidden] at feline-soul dot com>
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In-Reply-ToJohn Rigg Re: [Jack-Devel] Real Time extensions for JACK
Follow-UpPaul Davis Re: [Jack-Devel] Real Time extensions for JACK 
On 4/14/2011 7:55 AM, John Rigg wrote:
> JACK requires realtime scheduling privileges, which the standard Linux
> kernel has been able to provide for a long time now.
>
> The -rt patch for the kernel provides realtime preemption, which is
> not required by JACK.
>
> John
Can someone explain what the difference between realtime scheduling and 
realtime preempting is?  I know what the words mean, but what  does a 
system do differently in each case?

Thanks,

Bearcat
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