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recommended timer frequency for host and guest

DISCUSSION Nikola Ciprich 2 participants 2 messages Mar 1, 2011 KVM

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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
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nik

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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?

or NO_HZ?

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Javier