Data type definition for Lua time measurement module in the Lua API

Function definitions for Lua time measurement module in the Lua API

getCpuClock()

Returns the nominal clock speed

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	None
Returns	Clock speed in Hz

getCycleClock()

Returns the clock speed of the time stamp counter

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	None
Returns	Cycle clock speed in Hz

startClock()

Start the TSC clock

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	None
Returns	Current timestamp

stopClock()

Stop the TSC clock

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	None
Returns	Current timestamp

getClockCycles(start, stop)

Return the amount of cycles between start and stop timestamps

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	start Start timestamp stop Stop timestamp
Returns	Amount of cycles between start and stop

getClock(start, stop)

Return the time in seconds between start and stop timestamps

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	start Start timestamp stop Stop timestamp
Returns	Time in seconds between start and stop

sleep(usecs)

Sleep for specified amount of microseconds

Direction	Data type(s)
Input Parameter	usecs Sleep for seconds
Returns	Remaining time to sleep. >0 if sleep is interrupted

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