[mythtv-users] Advantages of 2.6 kernel

[Jeppe N. Madsen]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, David wrote:

>  Jeppe N. Madsen wrote:

[...]

> >I agree, but are there any advantages (assuming drivers work etc)
> >in using kernel 2.6?
> >
> >
>  I agree too - since you ask for benefits - here are some:
>  Sata support is better (both wider and more stable)
>  It has xfs built in
>  It has lvm2 support
>  I think the md/raid subsystem has improved
>  The VM subsystem is better
>  The scheduler has improved
>  
>  I bought a sata disk so it was an easy decision for me :) I find
>  2.6.4 pretty smooth and stable with ivtv - I hear quite a few
>  stability/roughness issues with 2.4

I have a sata disk running with FC1 on 2.4 (not a boot disk though), but
not in production yet....

The statements above seem to indicate the changes are geared more
towards the backend. Are there any benefits for a frontend-only box?
I.e. better audio/video playback?

rgds
Jeppe