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| -rw-r--r-- | include/nsutils/time.h | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/time.c | 4 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/nsutils/time.h b/include/nsutils/time.h index 93a4c1d..aa39d94 100644 --- a/include/nsutils/time.h +++ b/include/nsutils/time.h @@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ #include <nsutils/errors.h> /** - * Get a monotonically incrementing number of milliseconds. + * Get a monotonically incriminating number of milliseconds. * - * Obtain a count of elapsed time in milliseconds. Unlike gettimeofday this - * will continue linearly across time setting and not go backwards, + * Obtain a count of elapsed time in milliseconds from an arbitrary point in + * time. Unlike gettimeofday this will continue linearly across time setting + * and not go backwards. + * + * \note The read value will always increment by at least 1 on each call meaning + * times less than 1ms cannot be differentiated. * * \param current The current value of the counter. * \return NSERROR_OK on success else error code. @@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ nsuerror nsu_getmonotonic_ms(uint64_t *current_out) *current_out = current; prev = current; } else { - /** \todo is 10ms really correct or can we calculate a delta going forwards? */ - prev += 10; + /** \todo is 1ms really correct or can we calculate a delta going forwards? */ + prev += 1; *current_out = prev; } return NSUERROR_OK; |