Can I change the default tick rate of the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • How can I change the default tick rate of the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
  • How can I reduce time drift when using Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a virtualization guest?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (kernel version 2.6.18-53.1.1.el5) and later, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 and later.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a virtualization guest.

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