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SubjectRe: PATCH: POSIX 1003.1b timer minor fixes
Philipp Rumpf wrote:
> Now when you'd use a fake rdtsc value, you'd basically sacrifice any
> debugging use of rdtsc for the very limited exact time case.

Only when the clock is slowed, in which case you'd be sacrificing real
time accuracy by not trapping rdtsc. If you're counting cycles for
debugging instead that's a different matter. I'm sure it's not hard to
turn off the trap.

-- Jamie

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