Hi, In update_wall_one_tick() function, we have following xtime.tv_usec += tick + time_adjust_step. where tick = (1000000 + hz/2)/hz. In systems where we have TSC why we cannot use that to update xtime.tv_usec. It should give better time estimate. and the values that are retured in sys_gettimeofday would also be more accurate . Amol - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/