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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 22:42:51 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 22 May 2025 17:34:08 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

>> When two processes run on the same CPU, their execution times are added
>> together.
> 
> Wall clock time adds. process times do not.

While the process is current, execution time accumulates according to 
wall-clock time. Isn’t that the definition of execution time?