[Cin] offtop: new rt kernel?

[mnieuw at zap.a2000.nl]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:14:40 +0300
Andrew Randrianasulu via Cin <cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org> wrote:

> saw ref. to this from Phoronix forums..
> 
> ===copy==
> 
> XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom
> settings and new features. Built to provide a stable, responsive and
> smooth desktop experience.
> 
> The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime
> applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live
> productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.
> 
> Supports all recent x86_64 versions of Ubuntu / Debian-based systems.
> 
> Note: The current proprietary NVIDIA, VirtualBox, VMware Workstation /
> Player and some other dkms modules builds do not officially support
> Clang'ed (EDGE) and RT kernels.
> 
> ===copy end==
> 
> site
> https://xanmod.org/
> 
> I wonder how it may interact with Cinelerra(s) - because there we use
> threads and some internal scheduling tricks....

Back from travel..

AVLinux also uses a RT kernel, and on one on my test Linuxes I have it
also. So far I did not see a noticeable difference in use compared to a
normal kernel, or shorter rendering times, but I did not do an
extensive compare. There might be a measurable difference.

MatN