Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:38:51 -0500
From: "Chad N. Tindel" <chad@tindel.net>
To: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortel.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <EFAULT@gmx.de>, akpm@osdl.org,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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.  

Chad
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