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36 .Nd get the current time
40 .Fn microtime "struct timeval *tv"
42 .Fn getmicrotime "struct timeval *tv"
44 .Fn nanotime "struct timespec *ts"
46 .Fn getnanotime "struct timespec *tsp"
52 functions stores the system time as a
54 at the address specified by
60 functions perform the same utility, but record the time as a
67 always query the timecounter to return the current time as precisely as
73 functions are abstractions which can alternately return a less precise, but
74 faster to obtain, time.
75 This behaviour can be toggled via the
76 kern.timecounter.method sysctl variable:
79 sacrifice precision in favor of faster code execution
81 return the more precise time (the same as calling
91 functions is to enforce the user's preference for timer accuracy versus
94 Buggy hardware can cause "calcru negative..." when kern.timecounter.method
97 .Xr getmicrouptime 9 ,
107 functions first appeared in
109 but existed in other incarnations since
112 This manual page was written by
113 .An Kelly Yancey Aq kbyanc@posi.net .