Messages in this thread | | | From | "Peter T. Breuer" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] HZ change for ix86 | Date | Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:57:24 +0100 (MET) |
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"Horvath Karoly wrote:" > > > > you don't want the CPU taken away until you are done. > > We can't prevent the kernel from taking away the CPU - and a higher HZ value > helps us get back the CPU as soon as possible. > > > doesn't produce visual effects. The higher the HZ value, the more > > often the CPU gets stolen from the interactive user. > > Why is that a problem? Here is an example: > You earn 1000$ a month. Your boss decides to pay you not monthly but weekly, > and you begin to complain that you only earn 250$.
Exactly - glad somebody had the courage to say that.
If you propose to explain why greater Hz is bad, you must use a different explanation. The one given is incorrect. Thanks, Horvath.
Peter
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