Linux 7.1 Expected To See Nice Improvements For Reducing HRTICK Timer Overhead

Thomas Gleixner and Peter Zijlstra have developed a 48-patch series targeting the Linux kernel's HRTICK (high resolution tick) scheduler timer to reduce its overhead. The patches cut clockevent reprogramming frequency from ~2500/sec to ~100/sec, eliminating regressions that previously prevented HRTICK from being enabled by Show more