> the only other alternative are the "KURT" patches, the completely > change the way the system timer is used. they are very cool (the > kernel constantly reprograms the timer to interrupt when needed) but > they have never made it into the mainstream kernel and i am not even > sure if they are maintained anymore. they were measured providing > microsecond-accurate scheduling!
Last update was Oct 31 last year... anyone played with it? http://www.ittc.ku.edu/kurt/ - Tom.
