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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: Reduce the default HZ value
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
>> Hooray - finally someone admits the *real* problem here, and for power
>> management too. Otherwise known as "referencing jiffies as a variable must
>> die"
>
> Amen. Also, "using HZ as a unit of measurement must die, too."

Love to -- now, what will it be replaced with?

grep for 'deadline' in drivers/ata/libata* to find an example not so
easily converted away from jiffies.

Jeff





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