From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 18 09:06:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 923AB16A4D0 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:06:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from server1.astraldream.net (astraldream.net [69.20.5.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 095FF43D5A for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:06:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ssouhlal@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.0.20] (63-170-138-118.cst-sg.blacksburg.ntc-com.net [63.170.138.118]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by server1.astraldream.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id iAI956X02316 verified NO); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:05:12 -0500 From: Suleiman Souhlal To: Ronald Klop In-Reply-To: References: <20041117094022.GA8682@uci.agh.edu.pl> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1100768703.5186.4.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:05:04 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Performance issues in 5.3-RELEASE. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:06:23 -0000 Hi, On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 03:46, Ronald Klop wrote: > For what I have seen everybody uses snd_emu10k1. Since I use my onboard > soundcard (snd_ess* (not MPSAFE)) I have less problems with my sound under > disk load. None of the sound drivers are actually MPSAFE.. The reason people that use snd_emu10k1 are more affected by this is because it has a smaller default buffer size (4096) than the other drivers. -- Suleiman Souhlal | ssouhlal@vt.edu The FreeBSD Project | ssouhlal@FreeBSD.org