Re: accurate timing

Oliver Xymoron (oxymoron@waste.org)
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 08:47:26 -0500 (CDT)


On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Virginie Galtier wrote:

> Is it possible to know the time spent by a process into the processor
> with a better accuracy than jiffies (100 jiffies in one second)?

Not in general. You can recompile with a faster HZ, however.

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