Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:25:36 +0200 | From | "Michael Kerrisk" <> | Subject | Re: When did High-Resolution Timers hit mainline? |
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On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Michael Kerrisk wrote: >> > Hmm, that's a bit backwards. We changed the internal handling of those >> > interfaces to hrtimers in 2.6.16, but the accuracy is still jiffies >> > unless you have CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS enabled (which is only possible >> > as of 2.6.21) and your system provides the necessary hardware. >> >> So then it's simply enough to say: >> >> Since Linux 2.6.17, Linux optionaly supports high-resolution timers >> (configurable via CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS). >> >> right? > > Make this 2.6.21 :)
D'oh! Yes of course. Fingers were working, but Mr. Brain had long since departed...
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