[ltp] Re: So what _is_ advantage of 2.6 kernel on a Thinkpad?
Steve Harris
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:55:41 +0000
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 04:38:45 +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> The biggest improvement that 2.6 has over 2.4, for me[1], is that it
> polishes off a few "in-progress" bits of 2.4. For example, the input
> layer is nice and useful in 2.6, while it is pretty half-done in 2.4.
If you work with audio, the scheduler in 2.6 is much more realtime friendly
that the one in 2.4 without a load of patches. I dont think 2.6 is as good
as 2.4 + all the patches yet, but its much less hastle :)
- Steve