From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QOYo0-00027B-A5 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:20:36 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7173E1C058; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:19:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 427B81C058 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:19:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8CE71B4024 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:19:13 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.55 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.049, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id N8SX2ylvCjBb for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:19:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78C591B4029 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 17:19:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QOYmR-0006ZF-M8 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Mon, 23 May 2011 19:18:59 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 19:18:59 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 19:18:59 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: pf-sources Kernel Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 17:18:43 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110501 Gentoo/2.0.14 SeaMonkey/2.0.14) X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: bb138fb8f5e7059430c0f97a2671a2af Nikos Chantziaras arcor.de> writes: > I don't run pf-sources, but I run a BFS-patched gentoo-sources. One of > the reasons I use it is because of its support for the SCHED_ISO process > priority, which is important for audio applications. Otherwise, I would > need to use a realtime-linux kernel, which is total overkill and I don't > want to reboot into a different kernel just for an audio session. Also, > SCHED_ISO works for normal users so I don't have to launch stuff like > jack-audio as root. Very cool to know.... > Another reason I use it is because my system becomes a bit more > responsive with BFS (meaning the GUI - I use KDE). I've read this in quite a few place for 16 processors or less. Interesting. > So BFS it is for me I'm going to experiment with the pf-sources.... He seems to be up on the latest kernels and pathches, much faster than any other kernel sources for Gentoo. Thanks, James