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Re: # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set



Is Realtime-lsm the same thing? I'm assuming no, as I have realtime-lsm on a 2.6.11 custom-built kernel for using a recording studio with...

Oliver Korpilla <Oliver.Korpilla@gmx.de> wrote :

> Tobias Krais schrieb:
> &gt; I'm a kernel dummy, so I ask myself what the advantage von PREMPT is, so
> 
> &gt; that I should use it?
> 
> PREEMPT enables the preemptible kernel, which means you can interrupt 
> processes executing system calls in kernel mode, except when they are 
> accessing stuff protected by a spin lock (and is modifying a global data 
> structure - to avoid data corruption).
> 
> It lowers the average latency when reacting to interrupts. Problem is, 
> there seem to be some execution paths in the kernel that are pretty 
> long. The low-latency-kernel teams tries to fix this.
> 
> I personally observe that my Linux is much more responsive when 
> displaying videos with preempt on.
> 
> With kind regards,
> Oliver Korpilla
> 
> 
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