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<HTML
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>rt_get_time (V1 compat)</TITLE
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>rt_get_time (V1 compat)</A
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><DIV
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><H2
>Name</H2
>rt_get_time&nbsp;--&nbsp;get time in ticks</DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
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NAME="AEN8"
></A
><H2
>Synopsis</H2
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><PRE
CLASS="SYNOPSIS"
>     
       #include &#60;rtl_time.h&#62;

       hrtime_t  <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>gethrtime</TT
>(void);</PRE
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><H2
>Description</H2
><P
>Warning: V1 compatibility only. For new programs, please see <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>gethrtime(3)</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>clock_gethrtime(3)</TT
>.
<TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>rt_get_time</TT
> returns the time in clock ticks since the system
bootup. This
time is never reset or adjusted.  For some horrible reason,
<TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
><I
>hrtime</I
></TT
> has a differrent meaning when the V1  compat
config option is selected. This is a BUG!</P
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
><I
>RT_TIME_END</I
></TT
> symbol represents the maximum possible value that <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>rt_get_time()</TT
> could possibly return.  This value will be never
reached during the execution of the system, and can be used to designate the infinitely distant moment in time.</P
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><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN21"
></A
><H2
>Notes</H2
><P
>"Clock ticks" are PC 8254 timer ticks (1/1193180s). This function is part of the RTLinux v1 compatability API. Use in new applications is not encouraged.</P
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><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN24"
></A
><H2
>Author</H2
><P
>Michael Barabanov and Victor Yodaiken (<A
HREF="mailto:support@fsmlabs.com"
TARGET="_top"
>support@fsmlabs.com</A
>)</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN28"
></A
><H2
>See Also</H2
><A
HREF="gethrtime.3.html"
TARGET="_top"
>gethrtime(3)</A
><P
>1997 Jerry Epplin.</P
><P
>Modifications for RTLinux 2.x and 3.x by Michael Barabanov. 2001 FSMLabs Inc.</P
><P
>All rights reserved.</P
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