>>
>> what is this "HZ value" and how/where do you change it?
>
> Thanks


 If you run a make menuconfig in the kernel source, go to the menu

Processor type and Features -> Timer Frequency.  

 From there you can pick  100, 250 (the default) or 1000. I've seen 
several users who are playing back HDTV content say they had a huge 
reduction in jerky playback after changing to 1000 as well.




 From the help on the options you get the following:

CONFIG_HZ_100:                                                          x  
  
x                                                                         
x  
  x 100 HZ is a typical choice for servers, SMP and NUMA 
systems            x  
  x with lots of processors that may show reduced performance 
if            x  
  x too many timer interrupts are occurring.             

CONFIG_HZ_250:                                                          x  
  
x                                                                         
x  
  x 250 HZ is a good compromise choice allowing server 
performance          x  
  x while also showing good interactive responsiveness 
even                 x  
  x on SMP and NUMA systems.           

 CONFIG_HZ_1000:                                                         
x  
  
x                                                                         
x  
  x 1000 HZ is the preferred choice for desktop systems and 
other           x  
  x systems requiring fast interactive responses to events.            






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