Author: Ernst A. Heinz
Date: 16:02:51 01/25/00
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On January 25, 2000 at 18:56:37, Peter Fendrich wrote: >I tried to use the clock() function (in NT4) and it didn't behave as I expected >it to. >It is said to "Return elapsed CPU time for current process". >I hoped to be able to run performance tests with my chess program in the >background while doing other things in the foreground and yet get the same >results. >The clock() is definitely affected by other processes so I get very varied >results depending on what I'm doing in the foreground. > >How come? > >//Peter Maybe, clock() works fine but your program is very sensitive to any cache and/or memory disturbances caused by running other programs with high priority. =Ernst=
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