From: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.13 new option timer frequency
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:58:24 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200508291958.24125.nick@linicks.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050829184818.3305.qmail@lwn.net>
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
--
"When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, Give a whistle..."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-29 18:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-29 17:57 2.6.13 new option timer frequency Nick Warne
2005-08-29 18:12 ` Lee Revell
2005-08-29 18:15 ` Maciej Soltysiak
2005-08-29 18:48 ` Jonathan Corbet
2005-08-29 18:58 ` Nick Warne [this message]
2005-08-29 20:21 ` Lee Revell
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