*/
static Microsecond hardwareClock() throw() {
timespec ts;
- clock_gettime(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, &ts);
+ //clock_gettime(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, &ts); // DONT works (original)
+ //clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, &ts); // DONT works
+ //clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts); // works
+ // Note that CLOCK_MONOTONIC is subject to discontinuities from system time
+ // adjustment in Linux. CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW was defined to get around this
+ // (gets hardware time not adjusted by NTP).
+ clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &ts); // works
+
Microsecond result((Microsecond::type_t)1000000 * ts.tv_sec + ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
return result;
}