time.clock() going backwards??

[Grant Edwards]

On 2006-08-28, Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> wrote:

>>> For processors that run at (say) 2GHz, several million (say 10
>>> million) represents a difference of 10e6/2e9 = 0.005 seconds
>>> between when the processors were sufficiently powered up to
>>> start counting cycles.
>
>> If it were so, than why can't the delta of time between the
>> processors be set to exact zero?
>
> This is 

Oops.  Hit the wrong key.  I meant to say:

This is a _Microsoft_Product_.  There doesn't have to be a
reason for something to be done in a half-assed manner.

>> I assume, that it is known how many cycles adjusting the value
>> will take, so it could be done exactly

Yup.

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