From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751304AbVH2S6h (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:58:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751301AbVH2S6h (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:58:37 -0400 Received: from mail.linicks.net ([217.204.244.146]:44551 "EHLO linux233.linicks.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751306AbVH2S6h (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:58:37 -0400 From: Nick Warne To: Jonathan Corbet Subject: Re: 2.6.13 new option timer frequency Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:58:24 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20050829184818.3305.qmail@lwn.net> In-Reply-To: <20050829184818.3305.qmail@lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200508291958.24125.nick@linicks.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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..."