Re: Can't sleep less than 20 ms
Jamie Lokier (lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:55:08 +0200
Alan Cox wrote:
> > - slow HZ -- low interrupt load
> > - accurate timers on demand
> > - *precise* timing with accuracy of hardware
>
> We have extremely precise timing, to the microsecond level and beyond.
> That is different to sleep resolution (tho note that for tiny values its
> not worth the effort of sleeping)
Clarification: I mean precisely timed sleeps, on the order of ten or
more milliseconds. For games/sound/video.
-- Jamie
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