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SubjectRe: [patch] recover losed timer interrupt using the TSC [Re: [patch] kstat change to see how much Linux SMP really scale well]
On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Ulrich Windl wrote:

>[...]
>
>> + register unsigned long delta_usec;
>> +
>> + __asm__("mull %2"
>> + :"=a" (delta_cycles), "=d" (delta_usec)
>> + :"g" (fast_gettimeoffset_quotient), "0" (delta_cycles));
>> + delta_usec -= delay_usec;
>> + delta_usec /= 1000000/HZ;
>
>Your delta_usec is in fact a lost_ticks. The name is confusing when
>you add microseconds to jiffies. (IMHO)

Ok, agreed. It was not a problem right now but removing the `_usec' could
be a better choice. Thanks.

>> -long tick = (1000000 + HZ/2) / HZ; /* timer interrupt period */
>> +long tick = 1000000 / HZ; /* timer interrupt period */
>
>This way the system time will be more behind than before if
>"(1000000 % HZ) >= HZ/2". IMHO the line is correct. After all we are
>not saying "(1000000 + HZ - 1) / HZ".

;). Agreed. I also needed such trick that to make the recover of the lost
ticks completly relialable. I just removed such changes from my second
patch. But thanks for commenting about that. I wanted to hear if I was
missing something of more serious or it was only an attempt to decrease
the error in integer divisions.

Andrea Arcangeli


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