On Sonntag 06 September 2009, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Sunday 06 September 2009 00:48:40 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > > Also, have you considered that you got it all backwards? The kernel > > > configuration tells you that for lower latencies, you should use 1000Hz > > > and PREEMPT. It even says "Desktop" right there. Why should I take > > > your word over that of the kernel devs who actually wrote that code? > > > > low latency means bad throughput and that hurts IO. > > The average desktop user on Linux needs low latency. To get that, one must > sacrifice some throughput efficiency.
and then complain, that IO hurts? btw, I think, I am an average user, doing the average stuff, and I am pretty happy with 'voluntary preemption'. > > 1. server usage > 2. Massive bleeding edge desktop hardware that can give acceptable > performance regardless of what you throw at it. well, until 4 weeks ago a X2 6000.. not really bleeding edge. HD3870. That was bleeding edge 2 years ago.... > > have you considered that there is a large population of users whose needs > and workload are totally different from yours and therefore require > something completely different to you? yes, but I consider my workload average. Surfing the web, watching tv, watching movies with xine/vlc/mplayer. Listening to music with amarok and alsaplayer. Typing stuff. Sometimes skype. Burning a dvd once in a while. vegastrike, ut2004, if I want to play a game. See? Average. Now 32 sound streams in ardour (or whatever tool you use for that), that is hardly 'average'.
