In <[email protected]>, on 04/16/2011
   at 10:00 AM, "R.S." <[email protected]> said:

>Well, I disagree with such definition. IMHO CPU busy is "pattern" of 
>NOPs (No OPeration) and "usable" instructions. 

Nonsense; NOP is just another instruction variant; 100% NOP is still
100% busy. The non-busy time is spent in wait state.
 
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