Re: 2.5.74-mm1

[Jamie Lokier]

Davide Libenzi wrote:
> Try to play with SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT. Last time I checked the kernel
> let you set a dma buf for 0.5 up to 1 sec of play (upper limited by 64Kb).
> Feeding the sound card with 4Kb writes will make you skip after about 50ms
> CPU blackout at 44KHz 16 bit. RealPlayer uses 16Kb feeding chunks that
> makes it able to sustain up to 200ms of blackout.

Large buffers are fine for streaming, provided you aren't sliding the
volume or graphic equaliser.  I find xmms annoying in this regard: I
adjust the eq and wait some absurd length of time (fully tenths of a
second :) to hear the feedback.

Large buffers are useless for games or telephony.

-- Jamie