Tim Peters wrote: >> then >> process time *is* measured, not sampled, on any modern operating >> system: it is updated whenever the scheduler schedules a different >> thread. > > That doesn't seem to agree with, e.g., > > http://lwn.net/2001/0412/kernel.php3 > > under "No more jiffies?": [...] > > Maybe this varies by Linux flavor or version?
No, Fredrik is right: Linux samples process time, instead of measuring it. That only proves it is not a modern operating system :-) I would still hope that Windows measures instead of sampling. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
