On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:54:26PM -0700, linux lover wrote: > hi friends, > i am new to linux development. i wan to know > what are jiffies and why it is used? jiffies the kernel's timing unit. > Also i want to know what is HZ in kernel? HZ is the number of jiffies in a second. > Thanking you. > linux_lover > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
