[FreeBSD] Clock Interrupts

3.4 Clock InterruptsThe system is driven by a clock that interrupts at regular intervals. Each interrupt is referred to as a tick. On the PC, the clock ticks 1000 times per second. At each tick, the system updates the current time of day as well as user-process and system timers.  Handling 1000 interrupts per second can be time consuming. To reduce the interrupt load, the kernel computes the num..

2024.07.10