Re: [patch] Performance Counters for Linux, v4

From: Paul Mackerras
Date: Tue Dec 16 2008 - 16:52:43 EST


Vince Weaver writes:
>
> > On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 08:42 +1100, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> > Furthermore, I think output of tools such as time and now timec are most
> > relevant when compared between runs - that is, the change in values
> > between runs, not the absolute values as such. At least, that's what I
> > usually do:

Just for the record, I didn't write the quoted paragraph, Peter
Zijlstra did.

Paul.
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