Re: HZ, preferably as small as possible

From: David Mosberger (davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com)
Date: Mon Jul 15 2002 - 10:48:37 EST


>>>>> On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:24:11 +0100, Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> said:

  Russell> On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 02:56:14AM -0400, Albert D. Cahalan
  Russell> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, the hack must remain for another 4 years or so.
>> Maybe that's not so bad though. I prefer it over this:
>>
>> #ifdef __386__ #define HZ 100 #endif #ifdef __IA64__ #define HZ
>> 1024 #endif #ifdef __ARM__ #define HZ 128 // if they settle on
>> this

  Russell> Ehh? It's been 100 on the majority of ARM. If it's
  Russell> different in libproc, the libproc is broken.

libproc should be using AT_CLKTCK (as provided via sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK))
at any rate.

        --david
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