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From: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.13 new option timer frequency
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:58:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200508291958.24125.nick@linicks.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050829184818.3305.qmail@lwn.net>

On Monday 29 August 2005 19:48, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > I built and installed 2.6.13 today, and oldconfig revealed the new option
> > for timer frequency.
> >
> > I searched the LKML on this, but all I found is the technical stuff - not
> > really any layman solutions.
>
> I wrote a bit about the timer frequency option a few weeks ago:
>
> 	http://lwn.net/Articles/145973/

OK, thanks everybody for replies.

Jon, that is a near perfect article - I understand it all now.

I haven't noticed anything different under 250HZ yet..., if anything machine 
seems smoother.  Lower electricity bills will be handy as well ;-)

Thanks,

Nick
-- 
"When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, Give a whistle..."

  reply	other threads:[~2005-08-29 18:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-29 17:57 2.6.13 new option timer frequency Nick Warne
2005-08-29 18:12 ` Lee Revell
2005-08-29 18:15 ` Maciej Soltysiak
2005-08-29 18:48 ` Jonathan Corbet
2005-08-29 18:58   ` Nick Warne [this message]
2005-08-29 20:21   ` Lee Revell

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