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Subject: Dynamic slowdown -- sometimes, sometimes not
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Gang:
	The problem with measuring the dynamic slowdown is that
	some of the overhead can be hidden by the kernel (e.g.
	prezeroing.)

	(Sorry for not directly replying -- my email filtering is
	wierd.)

	John