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Date:      Sun, 19 Nov 2000 20:22:35 +0200
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "Monotonic" counter/register call - commit candidate. 
Message-ID:  <200011191822.eAJIMZJ15840@gratis.grondar.za>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011200106550.1644-100000@besplex.bde.org> ; from Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>  "Mon, 20 Nov 2000 01:12:28 %2B1100."
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011200106550.1644-100000@besplex.bde.org> 

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> > I'm not looking for random. I'm looking for a fast counter.
> 
> You seem to want more than a fast counter.  The following implements a
> fast counter:
> ---
> u_int fast_counter;
> 
> 	++fast_counter;

...one which to be scheduled to be executed; rdtsc() does not; all I
need to do is read it.

M
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