Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:30:06 +1100 | From | Nick Piggin <> | Subject | Re: Increasing HZ (patch for HZ > 1000) |
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Jean-Marc Valin wrote:
>>Why would you want to *increase* HZ? I'd say 1000 is already too high >>personally, but I'm curious what you'd want to do with it? Embedded >>real-time stuff? >> > >Actually, my reasons may sound a little strange, but basically I'd be >fine with HZ=1000 if it wasn't for that annoying ~1 kHz sound when the >CPU is idle (probably bad capacitors). By increasing HZ to 10 kHz, the >sound is at a frequency where the ear is much less sensitive. Anyway, I >thought some people might be interested in high HZ for other (more >fundamental) reasons, so I posted the patch. >
Heh! Does it scare your dog away? ;)
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