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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 David Lamparter, for NetDEF, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FRR_MONOTIME_H
+#define _FRR_MONOTIME_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#ifndef TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL
+/* should be in sys/time.h on BSD & Linux libcs */
+#define TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL(tv, ts) do { \
+ (tv)->tv_sec = (ts)->tv_sec; \
+ (tv)->tv_usec = (ts)->tv_nsec / 1000; \
+ } while (0)
+#endif
+
+static inline time_t monotime(struct timeval *tvo)
+{
+ struct timespec ts;
+
+ clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+ if (tvo) {
+ TIMESPEC_TO_TIMEVAL(tvo, &ts);
+ }
+ return ts.tv_sec;
+}
+
+/* the following two return microseconds, not time_t!
+ *
+ * also, they're negative forms of each other, but having both makes the
+ * code more readable
+ */
+static inline int64_t monotime_since(const struct timeval *ref,
+ struct timeval *out)
+{
+ struct timeval tv;
+ monotime(&tv);
+ timersub(&tv, ref, &tv);
+ if (out)
+ *out = tv;
+ return (int64_t)tv.tv_sec * 1000000LL + tv.tv_usec;
+}
+
+static inline int64_t monotime_until(const struct timeval *ref,
+ struct timeval *out)
+{
+ struct timeval tv;
+ monotime(&tv);
+ timersub(ref, &tv, &tv);
+ if (out)
+ *out = tv;
+ return (int64_t)tv.tv_sec * 1000000LL + tv.tv_usec;
+}
+
+#endif /* _FRR_MONOTIME_H */