From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262181AbVGLAsi (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:48:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261922AbVGLAqa (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:46:30 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:9938 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262181AbVGLApx (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:45:53 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt From: Lee Revell To: "Martin J. Bligh" Cc: Diego Calleja , azarah@nosferatu.za.org, akpm@osdl.org, cw@f00f.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@osdl.org, christoph@lameter.org In-Reply-To: <176640000.1121107087@flay> References: <200506231828.j5NISlCe020350@hera.kernel.org> <20050708214908.GA31225@taniwha.stupidest.org> <20050708145953.0b2d8030.akpm@osdl.org> <1120928891.17184.10.camel@lycan.lan> <1120932991.6488.64.camel@mindpipe> <20050709203920.394e970d.diegocg@gmail.com> <1120934466.6488.77.camel@mindpipe> <176640000.1121107087@flay> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:45:51 -0400 Message-Id: <1121129151.2632.17.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 11:38 -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote: > >> Lots of people have switched from 2.4 to 2.6 (100 Hz to 1000 Hz) with no impact in > >> stability, AFAIK. (I only remember some weird warning about HZ with debian woody's > >> ps). > >> > > > > Yes, that's called "progress" so no one complained. Going back is > > called a "regression". People don't like those as much. > > That's a very subjective viewpoint. Realize that this is a balancing > act between latency and overhead ... and you're firmly only looking > at one side of the argument, instead of taking a comprimise in the > middle ... I won't deny this for a second, I'm 100% arguing from the POV of one of Alan's 'multimedia weenies'. I do think that if you propose a big change the burden of proof is on you to justify it, ideally with some hard numbers. Lee