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.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Kelly Yancey
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd January 3, 2000
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.Dt MICROUPTIME 9
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.Os FreeBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm microuptime ,
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.Nm getmicrouptime ,
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.Nm nanouptime ,
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.Nm getnanouptime
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.Nd get the time elapsed since boot
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/time.h>
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.Ft void
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.Fn microuptime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getmicrouptime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn nanouptime "struct timespec *ts"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getnanouptime "struct timespec *tsp"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn microuptime
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and
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.Fn getmicrouptime
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functions store the time elapsed since boot as a
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.Ft struct timeval
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at the address specified by
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.Fa tv .
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The
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.Fn nanouptime
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and
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.Fn getnanouptime
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functions perform the same utility, but record the elapsed time as a
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.Ft struct timespec
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instead.
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.Pp
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.Fn Microuptime
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and
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.Fn nanouptime
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always query the timecounter to return the current time as precisely as
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possible. Whereas
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.Fn getmicrouptime
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and
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.Fn getnanouptime
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functions are abstractions which can alternately return a less precise, but
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faster to obtain, time. This behaviour can be toggled via the
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kern.timecounter.method sysctl variable:
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.Bl -tag -width ABC
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.It Dv 0
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sacrifice precision in favor of faster code execution
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.It Dv 1
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return the more precise time (the same as calling
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.Fn microuptime
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or
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.Fn nanouptime ) .
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.El
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.Pp
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The intent of the
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.Fn getmicrouptime
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and
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.Fn getnanouptime
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functions is to enforce the user's preference for timer accuracy versus
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execution time.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr getmicrotime 9 ,
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.Xr getnanotime 9 ,
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.Xr microtime 9 ,
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.Xr nanotime 9 ,
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.Xr tvtohz 9
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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Buggy hardware can cause "calcru negative..." when kern.timecounter.method
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is set to 0.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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This manual page was written by
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.An Kelly Yancey Aq kbyanc@posi.net .
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