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This is harmful for memory usage, because it forces the kernel to allocate physical memory, even before playback has started. No bug has been found in a few years with this, so it's safe to assume that this code is not necessary.
Music Player Daemon (MPD) http://www.musicpd.org A daemon for playing music of various formats. Music is played through the server's audio device. The daemon stores info about all available music, and this info can be easily searched and retrieved. Player control, info retrieval, and playlist management can all be managed remotely. For basic installation information see the INSTALL file. MPD is released under the GNU General Public License version 2, which is distributed in the COPYING file. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.