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bidimailui-generated="true">On Monday, July 27th at 18:30, Haifux will
gather to hear Gilad Ben-Yossef's talk
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bidimailui-generated="true"> How Time Flies: Jiffies, Hi-Res Timers
and the Tickless Kernel:<br>
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Abstract<br>
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This lecture describes the Linux time keeping mechanism and related
features, covering:<br>
<p> * Jiffies and HZ: how the Linux kernel measure the passing of
time<br>
* Hi-Res Timers: Accuracy and precision of the Linux time keeping
code<br>
* Clock sources: abstractions of time keeping hardware<br>
* Tick-less kernel: how the above contribute to a better Linux
performance in real time, power consumption and virtualization domains<br>
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bidimailui-generated="true">We meet in Taub building, room 6. For
instructions see:
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href="http://www.haifux.org/where.html">http://www.haifux.org/where.html</a>
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bidimailui-generated="true">Attendance is free, and you are all
invited!
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bidimailui-generated="true">Future lectures:
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10/8/09 GCC Profile Guided Optimization: Shachar Shemesh<br>
17/8/09 Mesh networking; kernel, netlink and transport layer sockets:
Rami Rosen<br>
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bidimailui-generated="true">We are always interested in hearing your
talks and ideas. If you wish to give a talk, hold a discussion, or just
plan some event haifux might be interested in, please contact us at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:webmaster@haifux.org">webmaster@haifux.org</a></div>
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