On 10/23/07, Anupam Kapoor <anupam.kapoor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am looking for a rule of thumb regarding the time it takes > > to context switch in linux (any other OS comparison would be interesting > > too) on a modern hardware (x86 is probably the most interesting, but > > other numbers might be handy too if anyone has them). > iirc lmbench provides mechanism to measure the avg behavior for that. > you can probably use that. > > otherwise, you can probably measure it with an oscilloscope, no not kidding :o) Thanks but I was hoping for some results... some context switch measurements, not necessarily accurate - just to have a rough sense of how much it takes.. naziir -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
