Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:46:15 +0100 | From | Mikael Pettersson <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH][2.6] CONFIG_HZ for x86 |
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Niklas Vainio writes: > Mikael Pettersson: > >This patch adds a CONFIG_HZ option to x86, allowing the kernel- > >internal HZ to be reduced from 1000 to 512 or 100. This solves > >lost timer interrupt problems on really old machines like my 486. > >According to Alan Cox, HZ==1000 is also harmful on some laptops > >(presumably due to long SMI windows), so this patch should be > >useful for those too. > > I'm not sure if I had the same problem, but my system clock wasn't > staying in time. This patch solved the problem. This is a Pentium III > desktop machine so it looks like other machines are affected too. > > - Nikke
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for the feedback.
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