Updated DMASOUND patches

[Michel Dänzer]

Iain Sandoe wrote:

> 2.4.0-test5
>
> This is much more flaky **with identical code**  there is no crashing (yet)
> - but a strong tendency for almost any activity to cut off the sound.
> opening the mixer control is a really good way of doing it.  Once the panel
> is open you can restart the sound and all is hunky-dory... but...

I've noticed that 2.4.0-test4 is much more sluggish than any 2.2 kernel I've
used. Turning on DMA for the HD (yep, didn't do it automatically) helps a bit,
but not totally.


> I guess I'm a little suspicious of the new wait-queue stuff (that's really
> the only major change to the sound side).

There's a whole new kernel around the sound driver ;)


Michel


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