Timing Variation in Dual Loop Benchmarks.

Abstract

Benchmarks that measure time values using a standard system clock often employ a dual loop design. One of the important assumptions of this design is that textually identical loop statements will take the same amount of time to execute . This assumption was tested on two bare computers with Ada test programs and has been demonstrated to be inaccurate in these specific test cases. Keywords: Validation; Variations; Accuracy. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185697

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  • Neal Altman
  • Nelson Weiderman

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