Re: High pitched noise from laptop: processor.c in linux 2.6

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> >> >> code didn't help much, I don't know C. 
> >> >
> >> > Change #define HZ 1000 to #define HZ 100...
> >> 
> >> ... and lose all the benefits of HZ=1000.  
> >
> > What benefits? HZ=1000 takes 1W more on my system.
> 
> Isn't it supposed to give more accurate timing?

Well, yes, but if it beeps for you... Accurate timing is probably not
that important.

> > 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms         
> 
> Has that really happened?

Yes. On gprs it is rather easy to reproduce, unfortunately...

								Pavel
-- 
People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers...
...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl!
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/