From: Jonathan W. <jw...@ju...> - 2012-09-10 23:22:33
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Hi Stefan > > * Support for new "juju" firewire stack found in newer kernels > > FFADO 2.0.1 works on the newer kernel drivers too. Isn't the "juju" stack just another name for the "newer kernel drivers"? I always thought those two terms were synonymous. > How about "Fix startup/ shutdown/ usability related problems encountered > on newer kernels"? Yes, ok. Can you suggest a version number X which we could add to this (so we can put "... on newer (>= X) kernels")? > I am thinking about the inclusion of udev rules into FFADO, the shutdown > issues due to race conditions or invalid memory accesses, ffado-diag > enhancements All good. Added. > and updates to logging messages. Which updates are you referring to here? The only changes I can recall are the level tweaks we went through a few weeks ago. Too the ordinary user these are almost invisible. Regarding logging (and error messages in particular) what we do need to do is provide more useful output from jackd when startup fails without any debug level being activated by the user (the normal use case). This is something for 2.2 IMHO. If however we put "updates to logging messages" in the release notes for 2.1 many people may misinterpret this to mean that we have fixed the jackd error output issues. > > * Better stability on machines with bad RTC and NTP active > > How about "Fix crash when the realtime system clock was set"? That's better, yes. I'll send through a revised draft once I've addressed a few other things which came through overnight. Thanks for the suggestions. Regards jonathan |