[mythtv] [PATCH] O_STREAMING patch

[Kevin Elliott]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 11:36:08AM -0600, Brian Foddy wrote:
> According to the link, the patch is for 2.4.20-pre9, has it been tested
> with newer kernels?  ie:  2.4.22+ 
> 
> I'm all in favor of the concept however.
> 
> They also mention of an improvement
> possible in 2.5, anyone know if this was made in the 2.6 ?  There are some
> other improvements in 2.6 that sound interesting for Mythtv:
> 
> Improved hyperthreading support.
> 
> Preempt kernel task for higher priority tasks.
> 
> Alsa and V4L2 included (already included in Mandrake).
> 
> There is a new system call (forget the name) that is optimized 
> for reading data from HD and sending over network which might be
> helpful to the backend.
> 
> Drawback:  Nvidia drivers may not work.

FYI, nvidia drivers work fine. If you're using 2.6.0-test9 or previous
you will need to patch your kernel appropriately and follow directions
at http://www.minion.de/nvidia.html... nvidia drivers seem to work
out of the box for my on 2.6.0-test11.

Kevin Elliott
kevin at phunc.com
http://www.kevinelliott.net/