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Subject: measuring time spent in kernel
From: Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net>
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"top" and similar tools don't seem to capture the time spent in kernel
which isn't on behalf of a user process.

I vaguely remember mention on this list of a tool that soaks up as many
cycles as it can get to obtain an accurate measurement of the true
system time.

Can some one give me a pointer?  I've had no luck with Google...  

thanks,

Torrey Hoffman
thoffman@arnor.net
torrey.hoffman@myrio.com



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