> > But the root cause is still that streaming ISO with just one URB is
> > not a viable approach ... the driver on top of usbcore was doing the
> > wrong thing.
> 
> I understand now that's the fundamental Linux design, but only Linux
> seems to implement it this way.  MacOSX can do 2ms sample/play
> reliably,

Really?  With URBs having 1 uframe periodicity??  I doubt it.
Maybe with ones having 1 frame (8 uframe) periodicity; in those
cases the system will often be fast enough.


> FWIW, I'm suggesting not a fundamental redesign, but the following:
> 
> a) do not release the schedule until it would have XRUN (wait for an empty 
> slot)
> b) a release time 'completion' at the XRUN point (when the next
> scheduled slot would go by unfilled) to give usbaudio a chance to push
> out a dummy URB if it desires to keep the ISO going.

For periodicity == 1 uframe, this represents no change...


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