Re: clock_getres() and real resolution

On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 08:31:03AM -0800, Dmitry Antipov wrote:

IIUC, an idea behind clock_getres() is to give a hint about the resolution of specified clock. This hint may be used by an application programmer to check whether this clock is suitable for a some purpose. So why clock_getres() always returns something like {0, 1} (if hrtimers are enabled) regardless of the underlying platform's real numbers?

I think "resolution" does not mean tick duration, but rather the finest timer unit.

HTH, Richard