Re: [PATCH] Work around for periodic do_gettimeofday hang

[Andrew Morton]

James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  +config X86_HZ
>  +       int "Clock Tick Rate"
>  +       default 1000 if !(M386 || M486 || M586 || M586TSC || M586MMX)	
>  +       default 100 if (M386 || M486 || M586 || M586TSC || M586MMX)	
>  +       help
>  +	  Select the kernel clock tick rate in interrupts per second.
>  +	  Slower processors should choose 100; everything else 1000.

I guess we don't need the help, given that it's not a menuisable option. 
(There was a make-HZ-selectable patch once, and Linus spat it out).

Silly question: how come do_gettimeofday() is hanging?
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