Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:22:32 +0200 (CEST) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: When did High-Resolution Timers hit mainline? |
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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 :)
Thanks, tglx
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