Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Jul 1999 16:51:22 +0100 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] increasing and masquerading HZ |
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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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