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authorKevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>2000-06-30 01:03:51 +0200
committerKevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>2000-06-30 01:03:51 +0200
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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ include(`../config.m4')
C void speed_cyclecounter (unsigned int p[2]);
C
+C rpcc measures cycles elapsed in the user program and hence should be very
+C accurate even on a busy system. Losing cache contents due to task
+C switching may have an effect though.
ASM_START()
PROLOGUE(speed_cyclecounter)