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SubjectRe: [RFC] increasing and masquerading HZ
Hi Artur.

>> Basically, independance of userspace from the internal HZ is good.

> yes, it's a requirement. There are still a few issues left:

> o stability - the machine i tried this on locked up hard while
> running a kernel with this patch. It's otherwise rock solid...
> Hmm, was there a known (scheduling) bug in 2.3.5 that could get
> triggered by a big HZ?

I believe this was related to jiffies wraparound, and was fixed in
2.3.7 if my memory's right. You may wish to play with a later kernel
so you don't have to worry about that...preferably 2.3.10 or 2.3.11 if
the latter is out yet...

Best wishes from Riley.

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