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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2020-01-16 16:47:56 +0100
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2020-01-17 10:08:23 +0100
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man: underline that AccuracySec= is about coalescing timer events, nothing else
Fixes: #13328
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details. To optimize power consumption, make sure to set
this value as high as possible and as low as
- necessary.</para></listitem>
+ necessary.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that this setting is primarily a power saving option that allows coalescing CPU
+ wake-ups. It should not be confused with <varname>RandomizedDelaySec=</varname> (see below) which
+ adds a random value to the time the timer shall elapse next and whose purpose is the opposite: to
+ stretch elapsing of timer events over a longer period to reduce workload spikes. For further details
+ and explanations and how both settings play together, see below.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>