OT: recommended way of timing two pieces of code in C

[Ranjan Maitra]

> >>
> >> __
> > Hi Ranjan,
> > you have to use virtual timers instead of hard clock timers.
> >
> > Usually since you just want process time, then you start the itimer
> > at the very start of the process, and give it some very long time to
> > expire (say as long as max time). The just before call to exit, query 
> > the itimer
> > structure values and print them out.
> > Cheers,
> >
> > JD
> Please read/ usr/include/linux/time.h and  /usr/include/sys/time.h
> and look for ITIMER_VIRTUAL and which structure member must be set to 
> ITIMER_VIRTUAL.
> 

"JD",

Thanks very much! I will look for examples on how to write this code right now and see if this is what I want.

Best wishes,
Ranjan

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