Tickless kernel
In today's world, Tickless kernel is a topic that has gained great relevance and has aroused widespread interest in society. Whether due to its impact on people's daily lives, its relevance in the professional field or its influence on technological development, Tickless kernel has become a recurring topic of conversation in different areas. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the most relevant aspects of Tickless kernel and analyze its importance in the current context. Additionally, we will examine its evolution over time and its possible impact in the future.
A tickless kernel is an operating system kernel in which timer interrupts do not occur at regular intervals, but are only delivered as required.[1]
The Linux kernel on s390 from 2.6.6[2] and on i386 from release 2.6.21[3] can be configured to turn the timer tick off (tickless or dynamic tick) for idle CPUs using CONFIG_NO_HZ, and from 3.10 with CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE extended for non-idle processors with CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL.[4] The XNU kernel from Mac OS X 10.4 on, and the NT kernel from Windows 8 on, are also tickless.[1] The Solaris 8 kernel introduced the cyclic subsystem which allows arbitrary resolution timers and tickless operation.[5] FreeBSD 9 introduced a "dynamic tick mode" (aka tickless).[6]
As of 2020, there is a plan to add this to MINIX 3[7] in the medium term.[8]
References
- ^ a b Bright, Peter (October 28, 2012). "Better on the inside: under the hood of Windows 8". Ars Technica. section "Tick tock".
- ^ "Linux 2.6.6-rc3". Lwn.net. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ "Clockevents and dyntick". Lwn.net. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ "(Nearly) full tickless operation in 3.10". Lwn.net. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ "Bryan Cantrill (former Solaris kernel engineer) comment". Retrieved 2017-01-07..
- ^ "What's cooking for FreeBSD 9?".
- ^ "Tickless Kernel". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "The MINIX 3 Road Map". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
 | This operating-system-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |