Will Dapper support RLIMIT_RTPRIO?

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto]

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Dana Olson wrote:

>> Are we sure we do not need more kernel patches?
> 
> I don't know what you mean.. The -rt patch does give us an additional
> 45% of preemption, but aside from that, the default kernel in Dapper
> does ok for casual musicians. It has CONFIG_PREEMPT=y, whereas
> Breezy's did not.

It did sound like there was still need of some patches.

> 
> The patch to libpam-modules simply allows us to configure it so that
> we can have a group whose users can request realtime access. It is a
> replacement for realtime-lsm or set_rlimits. It is one piece of the
> puzzle. Using a distro with a patched PAM just happens to be the
> easiest method for the end user, and is the way of the future. Any
> kernel since 2.6.12 has the abilities to work with this PAM patch.
> 
> Yes, the -rt patch would be a great thing for musicians, but it is too
> intrusive to be a part of Dapper's default kernel. I don't think it is
> stable enough at this time.
> 
> Have the PAM/bash/glibc patches gone through in Ubuntu? Or has it been
> abandoned?

I am looking at them right these days, but I had to make sure that we
had all the bits and pieces around.

Fabio

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