Re: kFreeBSD vm guest causing high cpu load
2011/9/16 David Watson <hiranwatson@gmail.com>:
> So my question is how can I change the timer frequency of the kFreeBSD
> kernel? Actually is there any way to confirm the timer frequency is the
> issue? Does the FreeBSD kernel support the kernel parameter divider=N? If
> so, how do I add that parameter? That is, where do I add it? If that
> parameter is not supported, how do I recompile the kernel? Perhaps a variant
> of the stock kernel, recompiled to fix this issue for at least those who run
> kFreeBSD on VirtualBox, can be included in the package repository?
AFAIK this will improve when the kernel of FreeBSD (aka kFreeBSD)
implements dyntick support.
There is ongoing work, see:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2010-March/031346.html
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Robert Millan
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