+;;;
+;;; (This is a variable, not a constant, so that it can be set in
+;;; .sbclrc if desired. Right now, that's an unsupported extension
+;;; that I (WHN) use for my own experimentation, but it might
+;;; become supported someday. Comments?)
+(declaim (type unsigned-byte *timer-overhead-iterations*))
+(defparameter *timer-overhead-iterations*
+ 500000)