[PlanetCCRMA] rtirq and rtload

[Shayne O'Connor]

Michael T D Nelson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm running a fully updated FC3 PlanetCCRMA set-up, using a 
> 2.6.12-0.21.rdt.rhfc3.ccrma kernel.
> 
> Despite reading Linux Audio for some years now, I have always just let 
> my PlanetCCRMA updates take care of keeping my machine running smoothly. 
> Most of the time, it has worked very pleasingly. On the few occasions 
> when things have gone wrong, I have received very impressive help from 
> this and other lists... Thank you!
> 
> ********************
> 
> I was just poking around, and found this...
> 
> In my 'Service Configuration' window, I see that I have both 'rtirq' and 
> 'rtload' started (runlevel 5).
> 
> 'rtirq' has a list of (presumably) irq data in the 'status' panel of the 
> window.
> 
> 'rtload' has the following text in the 'status' panel: 'the realtime 
> module does not exist on this kernel.[WARNING]'
> 
> I assume that this is all expected.
> 

yep, the rtload module has been ditched in favour of the 
realtime-preempt patch (or something like that) in the newer kernels 
(2.6.12 onwards?).

> Since there is no realtime module for my kernel, should I disable 
> 'rtload'? I take it that this will also stop the warning messages that I 
> see when I boot my machine into this runlevel.
> 

yes, i think so.

another wierd aspect to the later kernels and their modules - when i go 
into /usr/sbin/ntsysv, it lists the 'rtirq' service as not being 
enabled, when it clearly is ... if i enable it, it is disenabled in 
ntsysv upon restart ... inconsequential, but wierd.

shayne