On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 11:51:03AM +0100, Paulo Marques wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> >>[...]
> >I would add a
> >
> > config HZ_10 if EMBEDDED
> > bool "10 Hz"
> >
> >that is useful for compute servers (although it will violate the TCP
> >specification). EMBEDDED would ensure only people who know what they're
> >doing set it.
>
> I thought the lowest frequency the PIT timer would give was around 18 Hz.
>
> Am I wrong, or are you thinking of other timing devices / different
> platforms?
I was thinking of HPET. You're right it would probably not work with
PIT.
Oh well, I guess it wasn't that great an idea anyways. I merely
suggested it because I know some people do it already.
-Andi
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