What is Tickless kernel?
An OS kernel that stops the periodic timer tick on idle CPUs so they can sleep until the next work.
Field: Power Management
Tickless kernel in the explanations
A tickless kernel stops the tick on idle CPUs and programs a timer only for the next time it actually needs to wake.
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