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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 yongzh (freeman.yong@gmail.com) *
+ * *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or *
+ * (at your option) any later version. *
+ * *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the *
+ * GNU General Public License for more details. *
+ * *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License *
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the *
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., *
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+static struct timespec startTicks;
+
+void ticksInitialize()
+{
+ clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &startTicks);
+}
+
+unsigned int ticksGetTicks()
+{
+ struct timespec now;
+ clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+ return (now.tv_sec - startTicks.tv_sec) * 1000 +
+ (now.tv_nsec - startTicks.tv_nsec) / 1000000;
+}