src/timer_gettimeofday.c

/*
 * (C) 2016 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH <info@sysmocom.de>
 * All Rights Reserved
 *
 * Authors: Neels Hofmeyr <nhofmeyr@sysmocom.de>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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/*! \addtogroup timer
 *  @{
 * \file timer_gettimeofday.c */

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <osmocom/core/timer_compat.h>

bool osmo_gettimeofday_override = false;
struct timeval osmo_gettimeofday_override_time = { 23, 424242 };

/*! shim around gettimeofday to be able to set the time manually.
 * To override, set osmo_gettimeofday_override == true and set the desired
 * current time in osmo_gettimeofday_override_time.
 *
 * N. B: gettimeofday() is affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time
 *       (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the system time).
 *       Hence this should NEVER be used for elapsed time computation.
 *       Instead, clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, ..) should be used for that (with similar shim if necessary).
 */
int osmo_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
{
	if (osmo_gettimeofday_override) {
		*tv = osmo_gettimeofday_override_time;
		return 0;
	}

	return gettimeofday(tv, tz);
}

/*! convenience function to advance the fake time.
 * Add the given values to osmo_gettimeofday_override_time. */
void osmo_gettimeofday_override_add(time_t secs, suseconds_t usecs)
{
	struct timeval val = { secs, usecs };
	timeradd(&osmo_gettimeofday_override_time, &val,
		 &osmo_gettimeofday_override_time);
}

/*! @} */