>>>>> "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.
Best,
Roland
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