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Date:      Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:35:34 -0400
From:      "Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@gmail.com>
To:        "Sam Leffler" <sam@errno.com>
Cc:        Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 64bit ticks, was Re: Changing p_swtime and td_slptime to ticks
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References:  <20070917165657.B558@10.0.0.1> <46EF644E.9050207@elischer.org> <20070918012555.G558@10.0.0.1> <46EFE4BD.4030505@freebsd.org> <20070918142115.C558@10.0.0.1> <20070918153536.D558@10.0.0.1> <46F05F88.5060809@errno.com>

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On 18/09/2007, Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> wrote:
> ticks is used a lot.  I'd rather set hz back to 100 by default.  This
> approach is a perfect example of ignoring low-end platforms.

Not only that, but it also consumes more power even on the fast platforms.

Compare the idle power consumption of my Core 2 Duo Allendale box:

kern.hz=100:	72W
kern.hz=1000:	74W

C.



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