Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: + paravirt-vmi-timer-patches.patch added to -mm tree | From | Daniel Walker <> | Date | Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:06:00 -0800 |
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On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 14:27 -0800, akpm@osdl.org wrote: > + > +config NO_IDLE_HZ > + bool > + depends on PARAVIRT > + default y > + help > + Switches the regular HZ timer off when the system is going > idle. > + This helps a hypervisor detect that the Linux system is > idle, > + reducing the overhead of idle systems.
There is already a dynamic tick (NO_HZ) system in the -mm tree .. Given that this implementation seems unnecessary. Why do you need another different system to do this?
Daniel
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