Re: [Jack-Devel] ALSA PCM multi plugin and xruns

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DateMon, 10 Dec 2012 10:15:41 +0000
From John Rigg <[hidden] at jrigg dot co dot uk>
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In-Reply-ToDevin Anderson Re: [Jack-Devel] ALSA PCM multi plugin and xruns
On Sun, Dec 09, 2012 at 09:17:42PM -0800, Devin Anderson wrote:
> I modified the CPU affinity of the IRQs of the two Layla 3Gs so that
> they are only handled by one CPU, and modified the `irqbalance`
> configuration so that it doesn't modify the CPU affinity settings for
> the IRQs of the Layla 3Gs, and so that it doesn't use the CPU handling
> the Layla 3G interrupts for other interrupts.
> 
> I haven't been able to trigger the onslaught of xruns in the past
> hour, and I'm doing the same things that produced the xruns before
> within 5 minutes or so.
> 
> @John (and anyone else experiencing tons of xruns with an ALSA PCM
> multi setup): I suggest that you make the same modifications to your
> system, and see if the problem goes away.  If you need any assistance,
> let me know.

I tried changing CPU affinity a few years ago and found it helped,
but it wasn't easy to configure at the time. I'd actually forgotten
about it. I think it's easier to set up with recent kernels so it's
probably worth another try here.

John
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