Part of the timer patch is machine dependant. Since most systems that run Linux don't have anything like VM there isn't any point in implementing the timer patch on them.
I suspect that the (misnamed) halt instruction on the Intel system does not provide any notification to a VM like hypervisor, so the timer patch probably would not help. -----Original Message----- From: Rod Furey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: hz_timer > This is a kernel compile-time option. > make menuconfig ---> > General setup ---> > [*] No HZ timer ticks in idle > [*] Idle HZ timer on by default Erm... does it let you try this trick with any type of processor? Could I build this into a PowerPC nucleus for example? Would it even work if I did? I'm just curious if anyone's tried this... (Don't ask me to try it on the iMac, I'm still getting used to it, although I suppose I could try it on the intel box...) Rod
