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From: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:27:28 +0200
Subject: [LTP] [PATCH v3 3/4] tst_timer: Create interface for using
 multiple timers
In-Reply-To: <20180816122247.GD6547@rei>
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 <20180816120020.11042-3-rpalethorpe@suse.com>
 <20180816122247.GD6547@rei>
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Hi!
> > +/**
> > + * Encapsulates a stopwatch timer.
> > + *
> > + * Useful when you need to use multiple timers in a single test.
> > + */
> > +struct tst_timer {
> > +	/** The POSIX clock type  */
> > +	clockid_t clock_id;
> > +	/** How much time can pass before tst_timer_expired_st() returns true */
> > +	struct timespec limit;
> > +	/** Where to start measuring time from */
> > +	struct timespec start_time;
> > +};

On a related note, do you really think that we will need nsec resoltion
for the timeout timers? I would say that keeping the limit as unsigned
integer holding number of seconds would be more than enough.

-- 
Cyril Hrubis
chrubis@suse.cz