One of the pains of using MIPS is that it is based on the CPU then
being used.
When you swap out a system then a new number has to be devised(won't
go into the issue with MIPS).
The problem comes in when you try and do trending the curve gets to
be a PITA to use.
Ed
On Jun 14, 2012, at 1:31 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:46:52 +0530, Jake anderson wrote:
Can we really represent the Total CPU time taken for a Job in MIPS
(average)
No.
? Does it really makes sense to represent the CPU time in MIPS ?
No.
MIPS is a rate; a ratio of two quantities, similar to miles per
hour. It's meaningless to ask for the total MPH driving from
New York to Los Angeles. Would this be the sum of the MPH
driving from New York to Chicago and the MPH driving from
Chicago to Los Angeles? Surely not. (But a weighted average
might be meaningful.)
-- gil
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