rh9 vs. fedora

[Michal Zeravik]

Originally I'm interested in audio/video processing.
Using Alsa/Jack/Laddca in realtime needs that: 
http://jackit.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.php#q5
So you mean I can install sources of my current kernel (2.4.20-20-9)
and build it on my own with what properties?

michalz



Mike A. Harris wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Michal Zeravik wrote:
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>>I'm using redhat9 shrike and have couple of questions:
>>Will be here a stable release of Fedora?
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>Of course.  Fedora Core 1, by definition will be the stable OS 
>release.
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>>Can I upgrade Shrike directly to Fedora?
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>Yes.  But upgrades from any beta release to Fedora Core 1 might 
>or might not work - it's never guaranteed.
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>>Does Fedora have the same patches in kernel like in other rh
>>kernels?
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>Hard do answer that without you giving specific references to 
>individual patches and then comparing the kernel from Fedora to 
>the kernel from a previous release that you're refering to within 
>the context of the comparison.  The Fedora Core kernel is 
>developed and maintained as it always has been within Red Hat 
>Linux in the past.  It is a newer kernel version than what is in 
>Red hat Linux 9, so there will of course be differences as some 
>stuff has been merged into the upstream kernel, etc. now.
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>>Can I use other patches to kernel (low latency, capabilites, 
>>preemptive,...)?
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>There's nothing preventing anyone from patching the kernel with 
>whatever they are skilled to engineer a patch for.  Since most 
>3rd party patches out in the wild are based upon Linus's official 
>kernel releases, as always, they may or may not apply cleanly to 
>Red Hat's kernel because our kernel is not a stock Linus kernel.  
>Our kernels contain numerous patches, and if the patch you wish 
>to apply conflicts with other patches we already ship, then you 
>may have to fix things by hand in order for it to apply.  Once it 
>applies, it may or may not work at all depending on what the 
>external patch is dependant on, and what might have changed in 
>our kernel.
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>Low latency patches have been included in Red Hat kernels for a 
>long time.  Not sure what exactly you mean by "capabilities" as 
>Linux capability support has been there for years, possibly 
>since 2.0.x kernels.  You'd need to clarify that.
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>Pre-empt patches are not present, and are not really useful
>anyway.  I'll leave that as a subject of debate though between
>those who care to debate it, and the relevant and knowledgeable 
>kernel people.  Or for mailing list archives or google.
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>Hope this helps.
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