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Re: task switching

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Subject: Re: task switching
From: John Levon <movement@marcelothewonderpenguin.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:04:29 +0000
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On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 02:48:25PM -0500, Chris Wright wrote:

> i need something that is nearer to 1/1000th of a second resolution.

consider using the APIC timers module or the new POSIX high-res timers stuff.

note you're likely to need one of the low-latency patches anyway.

regards
john

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