Re: [bisected] pty performance problem

From: Alan Cox
Date: Sat Nov 21 2009 - 18:21:35 EST


> I can provide reasonably stripped down code which demonstrates the
> problem. It has been reproduced by one other person, though his delay
> was about 2ms.

I would expect that.

I guess the obvious question would be "why are you using ptys for latency
sensitive communications ?" They now queue like other ttys which fixes a
whole ton of stuff but does mean they have normal tty latencies.

Alan
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