Andrei Cojocaru wrote: > > doesn't fit my criteria since it changes, bah I'll just use > gettimeofday since it's a portable API and hope the computers I run > it on don't change their blocks by too much...
If you're really worried about it, get a GPS device that can provide you with a PPS signal for use with ntpd. Then I'd say you could safely rely on the computer's clock being accurate. > From: "Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > In message <00d501c22dc4$57d08b00$0200a8c0@twothousand>, "Andrei > > Cojocaru" writes: > > > I was asking around in #freebsdhelp on EFNet what the equivalent of > > > GetTickCount() in the Win32 API is in FreeBSD. > > > > > > I need a way to properly determine passage of time that is not affected if I > > > change the system clock for example. The only way I'm aware that you can do > > > that is by counting the number of clock cycles since system startup. What > > > function does that in FreeBSD? I'd also like a Linux way if possible. (that > > > is a way that will work across all UNIX clones). Thanks and please include > > > my email in the reply directly since I'm not signed up to this mailing list. > > > Thanks once again. > > > > How about time(3)? To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
