Re: Why HZ on i386 is 100 ?

Alan Cox
2002-04-28T09:25:44Z

> so, what? We will have a timer interrupt prior to the slice end, and
> will have to make this decision all over again. However, the real rub

Only on unusual occasions.

> is that we have to keep track of elapsed time and account for that (i.e.
> shorten the remaining slice) not only in the timer interrupt, but each

We do anyway

Alan