NAME

       function::get_cycles - Processor cycle count

SYNOPSIS

           get_cycles:long()

ARGUMENTS

       None

DESCRIPTION

       This function returns the processor cycle counter value if available, else it returns zero. The cycle
       counter is free running and unsynchronized on each processor. Thus, the order of events cannot determined
       by comparing the results of the get_cycles function on different processors.

SEE ALSO

       tapset::timestamp(3stap)