> > > Indeed, I wanted to measure the total execution time of the > > > algorithms (i.e. difference in CPU time after and before the > > > function executing the algorithm is called) and independent of > > > extraneous issues such as what other process is running at some > > > time, etc. I wanted to see if, in some case, some of the available > > > theoretical guarantees actually hold or not. > > > > > > Thanks again! > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > Ranjan > > > > > Did you see my reply? > > It shows you the basics of what you need to use > > in order to get exactly what you want. > > Note that the accuracy of this depends on several factors, such as how > long the measured interval is compared to the basic unit of timekeeping > (IOW if you want to measure the execution time of a short sequence of > instructions, you need to loop a few million times and divide the > result), and how much overhead is incurred in calling the timing > routines. Btw, this webpage https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23847588/how-do-i-use-the-functions-setitimer-and-getitimer says that getitimer and setitimer are obsolete and I should be using timer_gettime() and timer_settime() instead: however, is it possible to handle a virtual clock with these new functions? Best wishes, Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org