Re: default HZ value in 5.2.1

From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger_at_mac.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:23:01 -0400
Chris Stenton wrote:
> Any reason why the default value for HZ is still set at 100?

Sure.  Timer interrupts and context switching aren't free, you know: the 
faster the HZ, the more time the system spends on overhead rather than doing 
useful work.

> Would not 1000 be better for finer granularity?

Certainly it would, but tradeoffs exist....

-- 
-Chuck
Received on Fri Jul 09 2004 - 14:23:20 UTC

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