In message <43C2DB61.7090704@xxxxxxxx> you wrote: > > BTW, I'm puzzled by the "context switch" benchmark test results. By what > mechanism - or by what definition of "context switch" - can having more > frequent interrupts make context switches happen more quickly? It seems > to me that those results must be due to a systematic measurement error > being added/removed. I have to admit that I don't have a good explanation for this either. It's what I got with (repeated) measurements. Cache (flush) issues might play a role here - but without closer analysis this is just speculation. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@xxxxxxx If you can't beat it or corrupt it, you pretend it was your idea in the first place. - Terry Pratchett, _Guards! Guards!_