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diff --git a/kernel/start.c b/kernel/start.c
index 6dc106d..d1fc9c6 100644
--- a/kernel/start.c
+++ b/kernel/start.c
@@ -41,15 +41,16 @@ start()
// which turns them into software interrupts for
// devintr() in trap.c.
int id = r_mhartid();
- // ask the CLINT for a timer interrupt 10,000 cycles from now.
- *(uint64*)CLINT_MTIMECMP(id) = *(uint64*)CLINT_MTIME + 10000;
+ // ask the CLINT for a timer interrupt.
+ int interval = 1000000; // cycles; about 1/10th second in qemu.
+ *(uint64*)CLINT_MTIMECMP(id) = *(uint64*)CLINT_MTIME + interval;
// prepare information in scratch[] for machinevec.
// scratch[0..3] : space for machinevec to save registers.
// scratch[4] : address of CLINT MTIMECMP register.
// scratch[5] : desired interval (in cycles) between timer interrupts.
uint64 *scratch = &mscratch0[32 * id];
scratch[4] = CLINT_MTIMECMP(id);
- scratch[5] = 10000000;
+ scratch[5] = interval;
w_mscratch((uint64)scratch);
// set the machine-mode trap handler.
w_mtvec((uint64)machinevec);
@@ -61,6 +62,6 @@ start()
// keep each CPU's hartid in its tp register, for cpuid().
w_tp(id);
- // call main() in supervisor mode.
+ // switch to supervisor mode and jump to main().
asm volatile("mret");
}