On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > For sure is not advisable on a server but in an embedded devices some > > I/O locks the system too long if preemption is not configured and > > adding a real-time layer is too much effort in order to reduce > > response time just some degrees. > > > Sorry further to the above, can it be solved by configuring the different HZ option: # CONFIG_NO_HZ is not set # CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set CONFIG_HZ_250=y # CONFIG_HZ_300 is not set # CONFIG_HZ_1000 is not set CONFIG_HZ=250 Won't that give u a guaranteed (by hardware) regular preemption? Sorry if I am wrong...... -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ