[mod.computers.vax] QIO overhead on VMS

DCATHEY%MCCORE%ti-eg.CSNET@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA.UUCP (08/01/86)

	If all you need is an estimated CPU time for a QIO call, you may
want to try this:  Time the QIO call to NLA0:.  The NL device is as simple
a device as you can get.  Virtually all the CPU time accumulated will be
the overhead of the QIO mechanisms.  Using this time against another device
will help estimate the specific device driver overhead.  

						David L. Cathey
						VAX System Support
						Texas Instruments Incorporated

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