linux-kernel - Re: Calculating time in order of 0.1usec on x86 system

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Date:	Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:37:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Parav Pandit <paravpandit@...oo.com>
To:	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Calculating time in order of 0.1usec on x86 system

I am getting my desired numbers.
get_cycles()/cpu_khz gives the right time interval on x86 system.

Parav



--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Parav Pandit <paravpandit@...oo.com> wrote:

> From: Parav Pandit <paravpandit@...oo.com>
> Subject: Calculating time in order of 0.1usec on x86 system
> To: "Linux kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 12:31 PM
> Hi,
> 
> I need to calculate time spent by a function in order of
> less then a microsecond on x86 SMP platform.
> 
> Current profiling tools and gettimeofday() are not
> sufficient.
> 
> So I am using get_cycles() to get the CPU cycles.
> 
> Now how do I convert it into the time interval?
> 
> Do I have to divide it by "cpu_khz" variable? Or
> some other method?
> Is yes, what will be the unit of the result (time
> interval)? nsec/usec/msec?
> 
> e.g. get_cycles()/cpu_khz (unit?)
> 
> Or Is there more simpler method exist?
> 
> Regards,
> Parav Pandit
> 
> 
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