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From: jyun@motown.ge.com (James K. Yun)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Timing analysis with the prof utility
Date: 11 Dec 1995 20:18:10 GMT
Organization: Martin Marietta Corp, Moorestown NJ
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Can anyone tell me how accurate the prof timing numbers are?  For a given function,
can I assume that the corresponding prof execution number accurately represents the
function's actual execution time or is the number simply a rough estimate?

Please send replies to jyun@motown.ge.com

Thanks in advance.

Jim