linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Allow CLOCK_TICK

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Message-Id: <20120718155141.232ae14c.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:51:41 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow CLOCK_TICK_RATE to be undefined

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:41:40 +0100
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com> wrote:

> This patch allows an architecture to not define CLOCK_TICK_RATE, in
> which case ACTHZ defaults to (HZ << 8).

No reason was given for this change.

So those people who are wondering "why don't you just define
CLOCK_TICK_RATE" are made all sad.

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