Re: [Windows,PATCH] Use faster, higher precision timer API

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Fabris Giovanni Consulente <cons(dot)FabrisGiovanni(at)sia(dot)eu>
Subject: Re: [Windows,PATCH] Use faster, higher precision timer API
Date: 2014-09-17 18:28:41
Message-ID: 5189.1410978521@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On 2014-09-17 09:38:59 -0700, Tom Lane wrote:
>> On the Unix side, I know exactly what would happen to a
>> patch proposing that we replace gettimeofday() with clock_gettime()
>> with no thought for backwards compatibility.

> Btw, do you plan to pursue clock_gettime()? It'd be really neat to have
> it...

It's on my TODO list, but not terribly close to the top. If you're
excited about that, feel free to take it up.

regards, tom lane

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