Re: Want a 1ms tick from Linux without modifying Linux Kernel

On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:52:16 GMT, unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Have you looked at getitimer? Note that to get 1usec resolution you
better run a 1000Hz kernel.

Or a recent tickless one with high-resolution timer support.

To get really accurate 1 ms ticks, without having to write a kernel
module, look here: <http://www.xenomai.org/>


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