[HAIFUX LECTURE] How Time Flies: Jiffies, Hi-Res Timers and the Tickless Kernel

[Micha Feigin]

On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:54:04 +0200
Eli Billauer <eli at billauer.co.il> wrote:

> On Monday, July 27th at 18:30, Haifux will gather to hear Gilad 
> Ben-Yossef's talk
> 
>    How Time Flies: Jiffies, Hi-Res Timers and the Tickless Kernel:

This definitely calls for the Groucho Marx quote:

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana"

> 
> Abstract
> 
> This lecture describes the Linux time keeping mechanism and related 
> features, covering:
> 
>     * Jiffies and HZ: how the Linux kernel measure the passing of time
>     * Hi-Res Timers: Accuracy and precision of the Linux time keeping code
>     * Clock sources: abstractions of time keeping hardware
>     * Tick-less kernel: how the above contribute to a better Linux 
> performance in real time, power consumption and virtualization domains
> 
> 
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> We meet in Taub building, room 6. For instructions see:
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> 
> Attendance is free, and you are all invited!
> 
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> Future lectures:
> 
> 10/8/09 GCC Profile Guided Optimization: Shachar Shemesh
> 17/8/09 Mesh networking; kernel, netlink and transport layer sockets: 
> Rami Rosen
> 
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