NAME

     binuptime, getbinuptime, microuptime, getmicrouptime, nanouptime, getnanouptime, sbinuptime,
     getsbinuptime — get the time elapsed since boot

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/time.h>

     void
     binuptime(struct bintime *bt);

     void
     getbinuptime(struct bintime *bt);

     void
     microuptime(struct timeval *tv);

     void
     getmicrouptime(struct timeval *tv);

     void
     nanouptime(struct timespec *ts);

     void
     getnanouptime(struct timespec *tsp);

     sbintime_t
     sbinuptime(void);

     sbintime_t
     getsbinuptime(void);

DESCRIPTION

     The binuptime() and getbinuptime() functions store the time elapsed since boot as a struct
     bintime at the address specified by bt.  The microuptime() and getmicrouptime() functions
     perform the same utility, but record the elapsed time as a struct timeval instead.
     Similarly the nanouptime() and getnanouptime() functions store the elapsed time as a struct
     timespec.  The sbinuptime() and getsbinuptime() functions return the time elapsed since boot
     as a sbintime_t.

     The binuptime(), microuptime(), nanouptime(), and sbinuptime() functions always query the
     timecounter to return the current time as precisely as possible.  Whereas getbinuptime(),
     getmicrouptime(), getnanouptime(), and getsbinuptime() functions are abstractions which
     return a less precise, but faster to obtain, time.

     The intent of the getbinuptime(), getmicrouptime(), getnanouptime(), and getsbinuptime()
     functions is to enforce the user's preference for timer accuracy versus execution time.

SEE ALSO

     bintime(9), get_cyclecount(9), getbintime(9), getmicrotime(9), getnanotime(9), microtime(9),
     nanotime(9), tvtohz(9)

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net>.