Re: [PATCH] x86: Reduce the default HZ value

[Jeff Garzik]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > Hooray - finally someone admits the *real* problem here, and for power
> > management too. Otherwise known as "referencing jiffies as a variable must
> > die"
>
> Amen.  Also, "using HZ as a unit of measurement must die, too."

Love to -- now, what will it be replaced with?

grep for 'deadline' in drivers/ata/libata* to find an example not so 
easily converted away from jiffies.

	Jeff



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