[PD] hdsp & pd (again..)

Hello list,

i'm sorry to pop-up again with this eternal topic but i really can't find relevant information about running an hdsp with pd, as everyone is quoting quite outdated documentations, weird how-to's or magical tricks/tips.

My questions are quite simple:

• what is the best interface to use an hdsp with ? oss, alsa, jack ?

(when you just need to run pd and don't need to forward the audio elsewhere)

• what is the typical nice setting for pd with an hdsp

(blocksize/latency) ? what latency do you usually have ?

• is there any objective/obvious reasons to not use a 2.6.x kernel ?
• as modern computers/devices handles irqs in a more smart way now,

would it make a "real" difference to have the hdsp set in a higher IRQ number?

thank you !

++ aym3ric.