--On Friday, July 08, 2005 16:03:03 -0700 Chris Wedgwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 03:59:35PM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote: > >> I think we're talking between 2.6.12-git5 and 2.6.12-git6 right? I >> can confirm more explicitly if really need be. 48s -> 45.5s elapsed. > > That's a huge difference (5%) --- what hardware is that on? 16 CPU x440 (about a 2-3 year old NUMA box). flat 4x seems about a 1% gain, still statistically significant, but definitely smaller. I'm not saying there isn't data supporting higher HZ ... I just haven't seen it published. I get the feeling what people really want is high-res timers anyway ... high HZ is just concealing the issue and making it slightly less crap, not actually fixing it. M. - 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/
