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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Add sched_dl documentation
    On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:55:59 +0100
    Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:


    > > >I would strongly urge you not to use that as an example, because its
    > > >dead wrong design. An RT thread (be it RR,FIFO or DL) should _NEVER_ do
    > > >blocking IO.
    > > Well, but it does happen in reality :)
    >
    > Yeah, I know, my point was more about not encouraging people to do this
    > by explicitly mentioning it.

    Unless it is mentioned that this is fine for soft real-time uses, such
    as what Luca described (mplayer and possibly Jack). Tools where missing
    a deadline does not crash the system, but just reduces quality.

    -- Steve


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