Re: Increasing HZ (patch for HZ > 1000)

Nick Piggin
2003-12-11T07:30:16Z

Jean-Marc Valin wrote:

>>Why would you want to *increase* HZ? I'd say 1000 is already too high
>>personally, but I'm curious what you'd want to do with it? Embedded
>>real-time stuff?
>>
>
>Actually, my reasons may sound a little strange, but basically I'd be
>fine with HZ=1000 if it wasn't for that annoying ~1 kHz sound when the
>CPU is idle (probably bad capacitors). By increasing HZ to 10 kHz, the
>sound is at a frequency where the ear is much less sensitive. Anyway, I
>thought some people might be interested in high HZ for other (more
>fundamental) reasons, so I posted the patch.
>

Heh! Does it scare your dog away? ;)