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.TH __PPC_GET_TIMEBASE 3 2012-08-13 "GNU C Library" "Linux Programmer's\
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Manual"
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.SH NAME
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__ppc_get_timebase \- get the current value of the Time Base Register on
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Power architecture
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <sys/platform/ppc.h>
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.sp
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.BI "uint64_t __ppc_get_timebase(void)"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.BR __ppc_get_timebase ()
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reads the current value of the Time Base Register and returns its value.
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The Time Base Register is a 64-bit register provided by Power Architecture
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processors.
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It stores a monotonically incremented value that is updated at a
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system-dependent frequency that may be different from the processor
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frequency.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Returns a 64-bit unsigned integer that represents the current value of the
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Time Base Register.
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.SH VERSIONS
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GNU C Library support for
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.\" commit d9dc34cd569bcfe714fe8c708e58c028106e8b2e
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.BR __ppc_get_timebase ()
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has been provided since version 2.16.
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.SH CONFORMING TO
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This function is a nonstandard GNU extension.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR time (2),
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.BR usleep (3)
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