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Re: Third try: timing the run time of algorithms PLEASE HELP!!!!

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From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 01:49
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In article <4364@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden) writes:
>Well, this will be my third try for help on this topic.  What I need
>to do is get the actual CPU time for an algorithm.  The clock() call
>that is in gcc gives the real time between calls and I need the actual
>cpu time.  From a few sources, I have determined that OS/2 does keep
>track of the processor time on a thread by thread basis (see The
>Design of OS/2 for reference).  Since it is kept track of, I think
>there must be a way of accessing it.  Are there any IBMers out there
>who can help with some system call that will give this to me???  If
>I cannot find this, I will have to switch over to DOS to compile, run,
>and time my programs.  PLEASE SAVE ME FROM THIS FATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny you should ask...

IBM's SPM/2 2.0 (System Performance Monitor) was just released, and it
may be what you are looking for.  Ask about it.

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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Third try: timing the run time of algorithms PLEASE HELP!!!!
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