Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt

Lee Revell
2005-07-12T00:48:38Z

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