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Re: [patch] hp-timing for powerpc64


Paul Mackerras wrote:

> Do we use rdtsc on x86 machines?  If not rdtsc, what do we use?

Yes, we do, but at least it means that each unit is one cycle of t he
CPU which then can be translated into seconds.  From what I know this
isn't the case with mftb, where different implementations increment the
counter differently.

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