Re: 2.6.13 new option timer frequency

[Nick Warne]

On Monday 29 August 2005 19:48, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > I built and installed 2.6.13 today, and oldconfig revealed the new option
> > for timer frequency.
> >
> > I searched the LKML on this, but all I found is the technical stuff - not
> > really any layman solutions.
>
> I wrote a bit about the timer frequency option a few weeks ago:
>
> 	http://lwn.net/Articles/145973/

OK, thanks everybody for replies.

Jon, that is a near perfect article - I understand it all now.

I haven't noticed anything different under 250HZ yet..., if anything machine 
seems smoother.  Lower electricity bills will be handy as well ;-)

Thanks,

Nick
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