> > [ i am assuming that you are working on linux, which might be a big > > assumption. if not, then ignore all that i write here. ] > > > > you're using a multitasking, multiuser operating system with a > > scheduling granularity of 10ms. the kernel will to honor the 5ms > > request but will fail to provide it because it only inspects the timer > > queues 100 times a second. unless you build/use a kernel with HZ=1000, > > and/or use real-time scheduling, nothing can get you timing intervals > > of less than 10ms under linux. your 20ms timing interval is probably a > > reflection of average times. > > > > --p > > Even if you are using windows, you have a multitasking operating system > with a > special interrupt every 10ms that selects the next thread. > > Karsten
I am poting my application from Windows MFC (where is does happily 5ms timeouts) to Linux. I would rather have my application to run on a standard kernel, so what's the solution? Where do I learn about realtime scheduling? Regards, -- Krzysztof _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list