* Zwane Mwaikambo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050119 20:02]: > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Attached is the dynamic tick patch for x86 to play with > > as I promised in few threads earlier on this list.[1][2] > > > > The dynamic tick patch does following: > > > > - Separates timer interrupts from updating system time > > > > - Allows updating time from other interrupts in addition > > to timer interrupt > > > > - Makes timer tick dynamic > > > > - Allows power management modules to take advantage of the > > idle time inbetween skipped ticks > > > > - Might help with the whistling caps? > > This doesn't seem to cover the local APIC timer, what do you do about the > 1kHz tick which it's programmed to do?
Sorry for the delay in replaying. Thanks for pointing that out, I don't know yet what to do with the local APIC timer. Have to look at more. Tony - 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/
