[Freeswitch-users] best freeswitch timer

[cmrienzo at gmail.com]

timerfd syscalls are automatically used by the default timer if your kernel supports it so mod_timerfd isn't necessary anymore. 

mod_posix_timer might give you better performance on old kernels that don't support timerfd. 

Chris


On Feb 12, 2013, at 12:27 PM, François Delawarde <fdelawarde at wirelessmundi.com> wrote:

> Thanks, that's what I wanted to know. I did a few tests a while back
> using timerfd on micro-servers, but didn't notice any difference at all
> (with my scenarios).
> 
> Out of curiosity, why is timerfd even in the source? Is there a specific
> use-case where it could perform better (embedded system, ...)?
> 
> François.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 10:21 -0600, Ken Rice wrote: 
>> The default one is the best one on linux with kernels starting around
>> 2.6.32... Anything after that and you are good to go...
>> 
>> The other timers are left around for other platforms
>> 
>> K
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/12/13 10:04 AM, "François Delawarde" <fdelawarde at wirelessmundi.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>> 
>> Could someone knowing the different FS timers clarify the
>>> difference
>> between those:
>> 
>> - default core softtimer
>> - core heavy timer (does
>>> this option still exists?)
>> - posix timer
>> - timerfd
>> 
>> Can any of those provide a
>>> significant performance improvement, or is it
>> just not worth switching from
>>> the default?
>> 
>> In any case, which one would be the recommended/best one under
>>> Linux
>> with a relatively recent kernel
>>> (>3.0)?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> François.
>> 
>> 
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