Realtime patches for 2.6 kernel for audio work

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto]

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hi Jeff,
    moving the thread to kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com where it is
more appropriate ;)

Jeff Buchbinder wrote:


> I had started to create kernel packages with this patch, but I was
> wondering if any of the official kernel package maintainers would be
> interested in creating a separate kernel version, considering that the
> patch applies very cleanly to an Ubuntu-patched kernel.

The patch is interesting, but i am very concerned about it:
- - it is a 600KB patch that touches really a lot of code including very delicate parts.
- - creating a special version means introducing a lot of extra maintainers work

the simple fact that the patch apply doesn't ensure us the following prerequisite that
i would consider essentials when modifing that part of the kernel:

- - we can't provide security and it might in future clash with security fixes coming from upstream
- - the patch has not been pushed upstream afaik
- - it is maintained outside, that means if upstream goes away, we will have to drop it

> I have already packaged (or rebuilt with appropriate dependencies)
> Ubuntu packages for ardour, hydrogen, et cetera, which are available
> via sourceforge at:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15664&package_id=153629&release_id=331016
> 
> You can also pull from any of their mirrors using an apt-get line:
> deb http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/linuxrpms/ ./
> (or you can replace "easynews" with your preferred mirror site)
> 
> I can probably package it myself, but it would make more sense for it
> to be in Ubuntu "upstream" as opposed to having me sync my kernel
> builds with the official maintainers' builds.

I fully understand your point, but given the above points, I am not too happy
to include it in the main kernels but perhaps you are interested in working
with us to create a simpler infrastructure to create your own packages?

Fabio

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