linux-kernel - Re: Can context switches be faster?

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Date:	Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:29:14 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	John Richard Moser <nigelenki@...cast.net>
Cc:	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Can context switches be faster?

> ther uniprocessor machines.
> > 
> 
> That's a load more descriptive :D
> 
> 0.890 uS, 0.556uS/cycle, that's barely 2 cycles you know.  (Pentium M)
> PPC performs similarly, 1 cycle should be about 1uS.
> 
> > Chris

you have your units off; 1 cycle is 1 nS not 1 uS  (or 0.556 nS for the
pM)

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