I noticed that the linux kernel config menu introduced an item a few
months ago called 'tickless system':
This option enables a tickless system: timer interrupts will only
trigger on an as-needed basis both when the system is busy and when
the system is idle.
...further development like full
On 09/10/2007, Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:...further development like full tickless systems, where the time
:slice is controlled by the scheduler, variable frequency profiling,
:and a complete removal of jiffies in the future.
:
:AFAIK this kind of thing is orthogonal to the
Constantine A. Murenin wrote:
On 09/10/2007, Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
The real issue here is probably cutting down on timer events when a
system is idle - almost certainly to improve the efficiency of
virtualized systems...
It might be useful for power
On 09/10/2007, walt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Constantine A. Murenin wrote:
On 09/10/2007, Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
The real issue here is probably cutting down on timer events when a
system is idle - almost certainly to improve the efficiency of
