From: Nikola Ciprich Subject: recommended timer frequency for host and guest Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:44:32 +0100 Message-ID: <20110301214432.GA2201@nik-comp.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: nikola.ciprich@linuxbox.cz To: KVM list Return-path: Received: from gwu.lbox.cz ([62.245.111.132]:33567 "EHLO gwu.lbox.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755575Ab1CAVof (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:44:35 -0500 Received: from linuxbox.linuxbox.cz (server.linuxbox.cz [10.76.66.10]) by gwu.lbox.cz (Sendmail) with ESMTP id p21LiXhE017984 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:44:33 +0100 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello, I'd like to ask, are there any recommendation about kernel timer frequency for guest and for the host? I guess that on host, the higher frequency can be better, but for guest, 100HZ should be better because it causes lower overhead for host, right? Thanks a lot for reply in advance cheers nik -- ------------------------------------- Ing. Nikola CIPRICH LinuxBox.cz, s.r.o. 28. rijna 168, 709 01 Ostrava tel.: +420 596 603 142 fax: +420 596 621 273 mobil: +420 777 093 799 www.linuxbox.cz mobil servis: +420 737 238 656 email servis: servis@linuxbox.cz -------------------------------------