[Bug tapsets/11209] New: Provide an alternative time tapset

["jistone at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

For most scripts, I think the Epoch time provided by gettimeofday_s() is not
that relevant.  Most of the time, all that's needed are relative times from one
event to another, and any time source should be fine.

I suggest creating a new walltime tapset that uses whatever time source is most
convenient/efficient.  On newer kernels, an implementation backed by the
kernel's cpu_clock() may be a good choice.  Where no better option exists, we
can always fall back to gettimeofday automatically.

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           Summary: Provide an alternative time tapset
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: tapsets
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: jistone at redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11209

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