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Re: [patch] hp-timing for powerpc64


Ulrich Drepper writes:

> The use of mftb seems wrong.  Yes, it measures something.  But the
> problem is that what is measures is different from machine to machine.
> This makes the values basically useless.

Do we use rdtsc on x86 machines?  If not rdtsc, what do we use?

Paul.


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