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   1 # evhz
   2
   3 Show mouse refresh rate under linux + evdev
   4
   5 For information about polling rate, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mouse_Polling_Rate
   6
   7 Just do ./run (run is very short and readable).
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   9 Nonverbose mode = -n, but you probably don't want that.
  10
  11 Reported average is for the last 64 samples, or as many as we have so far.
  12
  13 There exists a kernel bug for USB ports which use the uhci_hcd driver,
  14 where a 1000 hz mouse will only read at 500hz, causing jittering:
  15 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60586. A workaround is to
  16 use USB ports that use the ehci-pci driver.
  17
  18 Maintainer: Ian Kelling <ian@iankelling.org>
  19
  20 Bugs, patches, requests, feedback are welcome.
  21
  22
  23 # license
  24
  25 I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
  26 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
  27 recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
  28 Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
  29 programs.
  30
  31 Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
  32
  33 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  34 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  35 You may obtain a copy of the License at
  36
  37 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  38
  39 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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