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Subject: Re: 2.5.7 make modules_install error (oss)
To: jjs@lexus.com (J Sloan)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:14:15 +0000 (GMT)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Agreed, the oss drivers should _at least_
> be maintained as an alternative, e.g. for
> those of us who want reliable sound with
> *low latency*

Not really. Well not unless you wish to volunteer.

> I haven't checked lately, but not too long
> ago the alsa drivers were found to be one
> of the worst sources of latency in the kernel.

So fix it. On an SMP box the mess the oss drivers make is very visible
because its all running under lock_kernel
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