timeval.c   [plain text]


/* from the GNU libc manual */

#include <sys/time.h>
#include <time.h>

#include "timeval.h"

/* Subtract the `struct timeval' values X and Y,
   storing the result in RESULT.
   Return 1 if the difference is negative, otherwise 0.  */
     
int
timeval_subtract(struct timeval *result,
		 struct timeval *x,
		 struct timeval *y)
{
  /* Perform the carry for the later subtraction by updating Y. */
  if (x->tv_usec < y->tv_usec) {
    int nsec = (y->tv_usec - x->tv_usec) / 1000000 + 1;
    y->tv_usec -= 1000000 * nsec;
    y->tv_sec += nsec;
  }
  if (x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec > 1000000) {
    int nsec = (x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec) / 1000000;
    y->tv_usec += 1000000 * nsec;
    y->tv_sec -= nsec;
  }
     
  /* Compute the time remaining to wait.
     `tv_usec' is certainly positive. */
  result->tv_sec = x->tv_sec - y->tv_sec;
  result->tv_usec = x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec;
     
  /* Return 1 if result is negative. */
  return x->tv_sec < y->tv_sec;
}