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From: Randolph Chung <randolph@tausq.org>
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] [Testers wanted] New glibc with profiling fixed.
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:25:44 +0800
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> User space should not "know" what HZ the kernel is using.  Instead, all
> interfaces should be properly reported in terms of whatever HZ userspace
> used to assume (100 on i386, other values on other platforms).  I don't
> know what interface gprof is using, but it needs to be fixed.

I thought gprof uses a SIGPROF timer using the setitimer interface. Why 
is it HZ dependent?

randolph
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