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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>
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