[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 07:56:03PM +0000, Robert Watson wrote: > > >>In 6-CURRENT, HZ is 1000 for amd64, i386, and ia64, but 100 for other >>platforms (i.e., ppc, arm, and alpha). I'm not opposed to merging the HZ >>change to RELENG_5 at some point, but given that occasional nits, such as >>the TCP nit, are turning up, I think it's worth waiting until after 5.4. >> >> > >Wouldn't that be a problem for slow CPUs like VIA C3 (EPIA) or GEODE >(Soekris)? For fast CPUs, it's not that much overhead, but for slow >CPUs? > >Can HZ remain user-configurable? > > > HZ=1000 has causes a lot of problems for Linux boxes where the system no longer keeps accurate time because of lost clock interrupts under high load (video playback seem to be the favorite) - see the ntp lists for extensive discussion. Is this change really worth the hassle? John _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
