Re: Kernel bug (?): Missing SIGALRMs on a Pentium II

[Alan Cox]

> every signal delivered. For example, if I set the timer interval to be 40
> ms., I get signals delivered every 200 ms. This problem does not occur when
> raplayer is not running. I think raplayer just exacerbates the problem because
> some signals are missed even when the command 'top' updates its screen.

SIGALRM guarantees you get a signal at some point _after_ the alarm time
speciified. When lots of things are running it can slip a bit. Why you didnt
see this on the Pentium I dont understand

> I can clean up my tests and post them if someone wants to look at the problem.

I'd be interested to see just in case