First cut not the deepest?

[Holger Bettag]

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Jim White wrote:

> Using either a static or shared library built for a
> Pentium 4 under MinGW, I am consistently getting a
> series of times that increase fairly quickly, then
> seem to stabilise at just under twice the time taken
> for the first set.
>
Pentium IV? Probably a thermal problem, where the processor is throttled 
to prevent overheating. Check the processor and case fans; one of them 
might be stuck.

   Holger