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[PATCH v4 01/12] support: Add xclock_now helper function.
It's easier to read and write tests with:
const struct timespec ts = xclock_now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
than
struct timespec ts;
xclock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
* support/xtime.h: Add xclock_now() helper function.
---
ChangeLog | 4 ++++
support/xtime.h | 10 ++++++++++
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7401f9f..17fd6ac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-05-30 Mike Crowe <mac@mcrowe.com>
+
+ * support/xtime.h: Add xclock_now() helper function.
+
2019-06-17 Rafal Luzynski <digitalfreak@lingonborough.com>
[BZ #24614]
diff --git a/support/xtime.h b/support/xtime.h
index 68af1a5..6e19ce1 100644
--- a/support/xtime.h
+++ b/support/xtime.h
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
void xclock_gettime (clockid_t clock, struct timespec *ts);
+/* This helper can often simplify tests by avoiding an explicit
+ variable declaration or allowing that declaration to be const. */
+
+static inline struct timespec xclock_now (clockid_t clock)
+{
+ struct timespec ts;
+ xclock_gettime (clock, &ts);
+ return ts;
+}
+
__END_DECLS
#endif /* SUPPORT_TIME_H */
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