On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 03:41:23AM -0500, D Cleveland wrote: > Im looking to check the relative time it takes to call a function and then > return. does anyone know how i can do this easily? heres what im hoping > i can do... > > int len; > > len = check_timer(); > function_to_time(); > len = check_timer() - len; > > and have this return some number telling me the relative time to execute > the function. if this isnt clear let me know and ill clarify. thank you > in advance! try rdtscll() (With long long's). It measures cycles taken. -- Mark Zealey (aka JALH on irc.openprojects.net: #zealos and many more) mark@zealos.org mark@itsolve.co.uk UL++++>$ G!>(GCM/GCS/GS/GM) dpu? s:-@ a16! C++++>$ P++++>+++++$ L+++>+++++$ !E---? W+++>$ N- !o? !w--- O? !M? !V? !PS !PE--@ PGP+? r++ !t---?@ !X---? !R- b+ !tv b+ DI+ D+? G+++ e>+++++ !h++* r!-- y-- (www.geekcode.com) -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
