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Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.28) versus Windows (Vista SP1)

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Hardware Clock

*Hardware Clock*	Linux	Windows
tickless	Y	N
timer interrupt frequency default - uniprocessor	250Hz^'	100Hz^'
timer interrupt frequency build time configurable - uniprocessor	unlimited^'	N^'
timer interrupt frequency - multiprocessor	250Hz^'	66.6Hz^'
timer interrupt frequency build time configurable - multiprocessor	unlimited^'	N^'

Hardware High-Resolution timer

*Hardware High-Resolution timer*	Linux	Windows
High Precision Event Timer (HPET)	Y	Y
Time Stamp Counter (RDTSC) - uniprocessor	Y^'	Y^'
Time Stamp Counter (RDTSC) - multiprocessor	Y^'	Y^'

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