Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.28) versus Windows (Vista SP1)
Sound
Sound systems
| Sound (systems) |
Linux |
Windows |
| audio system (native) |
ALSA |
ASIO, OpenAL |
| audio system (emulated) |
OSS |
DirectSound, MME |
| handles multiple audio streams |
Y |
Y |
| full-duplex |
Y |
Y |
| SMP, thread-safe |
Y |
Y |
| user space software mixing |
Y |
Y |
| driver features (in general15) |
OK |
Good |
Sound performance
| Sound (performance) |
Linux |
Windows |
| audio latency low15 |
Y |
Y |
| audio video sync accurate15 |
Y |
Y |
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