On 21 September 2012 07:23, Andrei Alexandrescu < [email protected]> wrote:
> For a very simple reason: unless the algorithm under benchmark is very > long-running, max is completely useless, and it ruins average as well. > This is only true for systems with a comprehensive pre-emptive OS running on the same core. Most embedded systems will only be affected by cache misses and bus contention, in that situation, max is perfectly acceptable.
