[linux-audio-dev] 1000HZ ticks for x86 in the 2.5-tree

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Subject: [linux-audio-dev] 1000HZ ticks for x86 in the 2.5-tree
From: Kai Vehmanen (kai.vehmanen_AT_wakkanet.fi)
Date: Mon Jul 08 2002 - 01:01:48 EEST

Here's one interesting commit in the 2.5-tree:

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D 1.2 02/07/01 14:41:36-07:00 torvalds_AT_home.transmeta.com 3 2 00006/00004/00020
P include/asm-i386/param.h
C Make Linux/x86 tick at 1kHz instead of 100Hz.
C
C Export the deprecated clock_t frequency (100HZ) as USER_HZ. 

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RTC is still more accurate, but on the other hand, you don't need root 
privileges to take advantage of the 1kHz ticks!

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