Re: Why HZ on i386 is 100 ?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Apr 28 2002 - 04:12:26 EST


> so, what? We will have a timer interrupt prior to the slice end, and
> will have to make this decision all over again. However, the real rub

Only on unusual occasions.

> is that we have to keep track of elapsed time and account for that (i.e.
> shorten the remaining slice) not only in the timer interrupt, but each

We do anyway

Alan
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