Hello, The kernel needs both the 'jiffies' as well as the 'clocks_per_tick'. Why? Shouldn't one variable be enough to calcuate time? What do both these variable precisely mean? Thanks, Ajay. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ