linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/16] kconfig-dynamic-frequency.diff

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Date:	Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:39:18 -0400
From:	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/16] kconfig-dynamic-frequency.diff

On Apr 01, 2007, at 14:15:20, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>
> Make HZ fully configurable through menuconfig.
>
> Already posted at http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/6/18/111

Instead of that, what about something like this instead:  NOTE: I  
know my mailer mangles diffs and this one was hand-edited based on  
Jan's diff from within my mailer so it probably doesn't apply, but  
it's enough to point out the idea:

diff --fast -Ndpru linux-2.6.17-rc6~/kernel/Kconfig.hz linux-2.6.17- 
rc6+/kernel/Kconfig.hz
--- linux-2.6.17-rc6~/kernel/Kconfig.hz	2006-06-06 02:57:02.000000000  
+0200
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc6+/kernel/Kconfig.hz	2006-06-16 17:15:46.884794000  
+0200
@@ -36,10 +36,17 @@
  	 1000 HZ is the preferred choice for desktop systems and other
  	 systems requiring fast interactive responses to events.

+	config HZ_CUSTOM
+		bool "Custom HZ"
+	help
+	 This allows you to specify your own custom timer frequency, if
+	 the default options are not satisfactory for your use.
+
  endchoice

  config HZ
-	int
+	int if !HZ_CUSTOM
+	int "Customized HZ value" if HZ_CUSTOM
  	default 100 if HZ_100
  	default 250 if HZ_250
  	default 1000 if HZ_1000

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