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SubjectRe: Xterm Hangs - Possible scheduler defect?
> Low-latency userspace apps.  The audio guys, for instance, are trying to 
> get latencies down to the 100us range.
>
> If random kernel threads can preempt userspace at any time, they wreak
> havoc with latency as seen by userspace.

Come now. There is no such thing as a random kernel thread. Any General
Purpose kernel needs the ability to do work that keeps the entire system from
grinding to a halt.

Chad
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