[LAD] Re: Status of Pipewire
Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc-d0bMj/[email protected]>
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On 3/18/23 19:34, Len Ovens wrote: > On Sat, 18 Mar 2023, Rui Nuno Capela wrote: > >> On 2/8/23 17:06, Rui Nuno Capela wrote: >>> >>> pipewire is simply a disaster under a PREEMPT_RT kernel, while jack >>> excels with flying colors :) >>> >> >> have to retract the above: recent 6.3-rcX-rtY (preempt_rt) kernel >> patches are doing quite well here on both accounts, pipewire-jack and >> genuine jackd(bus)... >> > > ... > > Having said that, PipeWire does work well for most people (I have not > had freewheel work for me yet) and I think it is much better than pulse > or pulse/jack. For most of my work, I can run PW for everything just > fine but using my computer as an effects box/softsynth still needs jack. > two things: 1. jack-freewheeling is working fine here (pipewire-jack 0.3.67 though used to work right before,since .54 I think) 2. what remains not quite on par to good ol'jack is jack-transport/timebase sync'ing... ie. some jack-clients, which aren't currently timebase master, may botch the BBT timeline now and then, randomly... besides that nitpick--for what jack-transport wasn't and never will a stellar performer anyway--I think pipewire is going for the gold in the coming championships ;) well, just saying, it actually depends on whether 6.3-rt keeps the figures up as seen until now ;) cheers -- rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela rncbc-d0bMj/[email protected] _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list -- linux-audio-dev-cunTk1MwBs/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-dev-leave-cunTk1MwBs/[email protected]