Re: CPU time versus wall clock time

From: Scott Kelly (scottjk_at_softhome.net)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:26:17 GMT

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:27:48 +0200, "Alex Vinokur"
<alexvn@bigfoot.com> wrote:

>
>"Scott Kelly" <scottjk@softhome.net> wrote in message news:nflvpv873qlqrr2hlv277iecstcj31uk5l@4ax.com...
>> It might be off topic, but it's a burning question in my heart. :)
>> What is CPU time, and how does it relate to wall clock time.
>>
>> I think it's a good question because it will provide me with a context
>> in the future when I start messing with time based programs later.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Scott Kelly
>
>See
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=bmpe5o%24ph16o%241%40ID-79865.news.uni-berlin.de
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=bmr7ng%24q2eho%241%40ID-79865.news.uni-berlin.de
>
>
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> Alex Vinokur
> mailto:alexvn@connect.to
> http://mathforum.org/library/view/10978.html
> news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.c++.perfometer
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>
>
Considering I can't read C++ (yet), and yes, I'm a novice at C, that
didn't help. It just showed me that clock time and cpu time can
differ.

What is doesn't show me is why.

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