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[Xen-devel] create_periodic_time(): why forced to 0.9ms ?

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Subject: [Xen-devel] create_periodic_time(): why forced to 0.9ms ?
From: Russ Blaine <russell.blaine@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:41:29 -0700
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create_periodic_time() forces the period to be at least 0.9 ms. Can anyone explain the history behind this? Why is this done, and how was this constant chosen?

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Russ Blaine | Solaris Kernel | russell.blaine@xxxxxxx

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