Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Aug 1997 12:39:30 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: About the timer in linux-kernel |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, David S. Miller wrote:
> Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 10:30:27 +0100 > From: Benoit ROBINET <benrob@hplb.hpl.hp.com> > > I am highly frustrated because I have a Pentium Pro 200, and I > don't really see how to be more accurate than hundredth of > seconds... Could anyone help me ? > > Read the pentium cycle counter...
maybe 'get_fast_time()' [in 2.1] is a better choice, it's platform independent and reasonably fast (~90 cycles on a pentium, less on a PPro), and gives standard resolution (1 usec) time.
-- mingo
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