Oracle Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual

hires_tick

Description

When set, this parameter causes the Solaris OS to use a system clock rate of 1000 instead of the default value of 100.

Data Type

Signed integer

Default

0

Range

0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)

Dynamic?

No. Causes new system timing variable to be set at boot time. Not referenced after boot.

Validation

None

When to Change

When you want timeouts with a resolution of less than 10 milliseconds, and greater than or equal to 1 millisecond.

Commitment Level

Unstable