Roland Dreier wrote:
>
> >>>>> "george" == george anzinger <george@mvista.com> writes:
>
> george> Well, in truth it has nothing to do with interrupts. It
> george> is just that that is the way most systems keep time. The
> george> REAL definition of HZ is in its relationship to jiffies
> george> and seconds.
>
> george> I.e. jiffies * HZ = seconds, by definition.
>
> I'm sure you know the truth, but this isn't quite right. Just to be
> pedantic and make sure the correct definition is out there:
>
> jiffies / HZ = seconds
>
> For example if HZ is 100 then the jiffy counter is incremented 100
> times each second.
>
Of course you are right. Must have been a brain fart :)
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