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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:25:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] audio standards -- too many to choose from
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> May be its better to call this latency, since we can all appreciate
> some of the shortcomings that 9P has when it comes to it.

i think you're drawing the wrong conclusion from a too-abstract
view of the facts.

9p is a ping-pong protocol.  this gives it *consistent* latency.
this is good for audio.

and if you're talking to a local kernel, it's the same, except
there is no 9p.

- erik