Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans

Pavel Machek
2006-09-22T18:53:07Z

Hi!

> > ntp-move-all-the-ntp-related-code-to-ntpc.patch
> > ntp-move-all-the-ntp-related-code-to-ntpc-fix.patch
> > ntp-add-ntp_update_frequency.patch
> > ntp-add-ntp_update_frequency-fix.patch
> > ntp-add-time_adj-to-tick-length.patch
> > ntp-add-time_freq-to-tick-length.patch
> > ntp-prescale-time_offset.patch
> > ntp-add-time_adjust-to-tick-length.patch
> > ntp-remove-time_tolerance.patch
> > ntp-convert-time_freq-to-nsec-value.patch
> > ntp-convert-to-the-ntp4-reference-model.patch
> > ntp-cleanup-defines-and-comments.patch
> > kernel-time-ntpc-possible-cleanups.patch
> > kill-wall_jiffies.patch
> >
> > Will merge.
>
> would be nice to merge the -hrt queue that goes right ontop this queue.
> Even if HIGH_RES_TIMERS is "default n" in the beginning. That gives us
> high-res timers and dynticks which are both very important features to
> certain classes of users/devices.

dynticks give benefit of 0.3W, or 20minutes (IIRC) from 8hours on thinkpad
x60... and they were around for way too long. (When baseline is
hz=250, it is 0.5W from hz=1000 baseline). It would be cool to
finally merge them.

Pavel
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