Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:27:02 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Alex Vinokur <alexvn AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: uclock() and struct rusage
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Alex Vinokur wrote:

> It seems that it is preferable to use uclock()
>    instead of 'struct rusage' to get user time used by process
> Resolution of uclock() is higher than 'struct rusage'.

It depends on whether you value resolution more than stability and 
reliability.  `clock' (used internally by `getrusage') is more reliable 
than `uclock', and can be used during much longer intervals (whereas 
`uclock' wraps around).  Since `getrusage' is not something many people 
need to time very small code fragments, its low resolution is IMHO less 
important.

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