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Date:      Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:42:12 +0200
From:      dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HZ=1000 ?
Message-ID:  <20050405094212.42b93112.dick@nagual.st>
In-Reply-To: <20050404093755.GA48928@epia2.farid-hajji.net>
References:  <20050404091719.GA9748@lothlorien.nagual.st> <20050404093755.GA48928@epia2.farid-hajji.net>

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:37:55 +0200
cpghost@cordula.ws wrote:

> Interestingly, HZ=100 has remained constant for decades (!), despite
> CPUs getting faster all the time. This is an excellent value for most
> typical usage patterns. Cranking it up should only be required for
> special cases. Anyway, the HZ knob is there. Experiment with it until
> you get optimal performance.

Thanks for the explanation. Your last remark puzzles me though.
'experiment with it until you get optimal performance' Yeah sure. I like
to experiment. I don't want the fuzzy "it /feels/ like its
slower/faster" stuff. Way too subjective. Can someone advise me on some
test software to expermient with? I.e.: I set hz=100 / hz=1000 / hz=2000
; with or without polling and I run a testing program that measures the
diffs. Does something like this exists?

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