:> struct timeval64 {
:> time64_t tv_sec;
:> int64_t tv_frac; /* N/2^63 fractional */
:> };
:
:We have this one already, and it's called bintime, except that it
:correctly uses N/2^64 fractional the way binary computers prefer it.
:
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:Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
Hmm. That's certainly a reasonable point. I suppose a negative
representation is still possible if one considers the entire 128
bit word as a 128 bit fractional time.
All right, I'll amend the proposal to use 2^64. the fractional
element will be unsigned, the tv_sec will remain signed.
-Matt
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