Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 May 2005 11:51:03 +0100 | From | Paulo Marques <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt. |
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Andi Kleen wrote: >>[...] > I would add a > > config HZ_10 if EMBEDDED > bool "10 Hz" > > that is useful for compute servers (although it will violate the TCP > specification). EMBEDDED would ensure only people who know what they're > doing set it.
I thought the lowest frequency the PIT timer would give was around 18 Hz.
Am I wrong, or are you thinking of other timing devices / different platforms?
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