[plug] Linux 2.6 test2 - modules and sound issues

[Craig Ringer]

> Also, sound is very choppy - if I'm doing anything else (even something
> as simple as e.g. scrolling a page in Mozilla) and have XMMS playing,
> the sound momentarily cuts out.  Presumably this is because 2.6 uses
> ALSA which is new and different and special...

AFAIK, it's a scheduler problem in 2.6 that's being worked on at present.

>  Any suggestions on how
> to get it to buffer audio output?  (Preferably not suggestions involving
> a sacrificial lamb and dribbly candles.)

Wait until the kernel folks fix the scheduler, or try out some of the 
scheduler patches floating around on the 'net. LWN's kenrnel page is a 
good place to find such things.

Craig Ringer