FUNCTION::GET_CYCLES(3stap)                            Timestamp Functions                           FUNCTION::GET_CYCLES(3stap)



NAME
       function::get_cycles - Processor cycle count

SYNOPSIS
           get_cycles:long()

ARGUMENTS
       None

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns the processor cycle counter value if available, else it returns zero. The cycle counter is free
       running and unsynchronized on each processor. Thus, the order of events cannot determined by comparing the results of the
       get_cycles function on different processors.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                               FUNCTION::GET_CYCLES(3stap)