At 2:03 AM +0100 6/5/06, Keith G. Robertson-Turner wrote: ... >Incidentally, during a recent kernel compile, I noticed that 1000Hz is >not the default setting in the config; I think it's 250Hz IIRC, for some >reason. ... Laptop power consumption. At 1000 Hz, laptops often don't get to power-save between timer interrupts. Saw it on something (?) related to lkml. ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>