Re: [PATCH] x86: Reduce the default HZ value

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu May 07 2009 - 16:33:17 EST


> I would rather fix the API, than investigate hacky solutions that
> complicate the code even more.

The fundamental problem is that the API that is wrong is "jiffies". The
false notion that there is some magical free timer variable.

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