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Subject: Re: so much clock interrupts?!
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>>> No, it's just a consequence of HZ=1000 instead of HZ=100.  I've
>>
>>
>> so why 2000 not 1000?
>>
>> 2000 on each processor!
>
> Technical reasons..anyway, 2000 might look like a large number to you,
> but it's really not unless you're on a very slow machine (like a 486).

i'm asking why it's 2000, not 1000.