Messages in this thread | | | From | Christian Hesse <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.12-ck4 | Date | Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:28:38 +0200 |
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On Wednesday 27 July 2005 13:11, Con Kolivas wrote: > HZ-864.diff > +My take on the never ending config HZ debate. Apart from the number not > being pleasing on the eyes, a HZ value that isn't a multiple of 10 is > perfectly valid. Setting HZ to 864 gives us very similar low latency > performance to a 1000HZ kernel, decreases overhead ever so slightly, and > minimises clock drift substantially. The -server patch uses HZ=82 for > similar reasons, with the emphasis on throughput rather than low latency. > Madness? Probably, but then I can't see any valid argument against using > these values.
Some time ago I tried with HZ=209, but the system then freezes after a few minutes... Any ideas what could be the reason? Are only even numbers allowed?
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