Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: HZ, preferably as small as possible | Date | Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:45:21 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Grover, Andrew wrote: > > So, a changing tick *can* be done. If Linux does the same thing, seems like > > everyone is happy. What are the obstacles to this for Linux? If code is > > based on the assumption of a constant timer tick, I humbly assert that the > > code is broken. > > I don't see that making 'HZ' a variable is really an option, because > many drivers and scheduler-related code will be wildly inaccurate as > soon as HZ actually changes values.
HZ never changes value. HZ is the top granularity we choose to operate at. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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