From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261632AbVHCOX7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:23:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261637AbVHCOX7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:23:59 -0400 Received: from outmx010.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.3.233]:60618 "EHLO outmx010.isp.belgacom.be") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261636AbVHCOXx (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:23:53 -0400 From: Jan De Luyck To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386 No-Idle-Hz aka Dynamic-Ticks 3 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:23:59 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: Con Kolivas , ck@vds.kolivas.org, tony@atomide.com, tuukka.tikkanen@elektrobit.com References: <200508031559.24704.kernel@kolivas.org> <200508031354.52972.lkml@kcore.org> <200508032214.45451.kernel@kolivas.org> In-Reply-To: <200508032214.45451.kernel@kolivas.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200508031624.00319.lkml@kcore.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 03 August 2005 14:14, Con Kolivas wrote: > On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:54, Jan De Luyck wrote: > > On Wednesday 03 August 2005 07:59, Con Kolivas wrote: > > > This is the dynamic ticks patch for i386 as written by Tony Lindgen > > > and Tuukka Tikkanen > > > . Patch for 2.6.13-rc5 > > > > Compiles and runs ok here. > > > > Is there actually any timer frequency that's advisable to set as maximum? > > (in the kernel config) > > I'd recommend 1000. Thanks. Currently the system - under X, KDE, no artsd, bottoms at around 300HZ. In total single mode with every module unloaded that I can unload it stops around 22HZ. I guess I'll have to go hunting whatever thing is causing the pollings. no timertop yet, I guess? :P Jan -- If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it. -- Les Aspin, D., Wisconsin