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<h3>NAME</h3>
<p>cpucycles - count CPU cycles</p>
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
<pre><code>#include <cpucycles.h>
long long count = cpucycles();
long long persecond = cpucycles_persecond();
const char *implementation = cpucycles_implementation();
const char *version = cpucycles_version();
</code></pre>
<p>Link with <code>-lcpucycles</code>. Old systems may also need <code>-lrt</code>.</p>
<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p><code>cpucycles()</code> returns an estimate for the number of CPU cycles that have
occurred since an unspecified time in the past (perhaps system boot,
perhaps program startup).</p>
<p>Accessing true cycle counters can be difficult on some CPUs and
operating systems. <code>cpucycles()</code> does its best to produce accurate
results, but selects a low-precision counter if the only other option is
failure.</p>
<p><code>cpucycles_persecond()</code> returns an estimate for the number of CPU cycles
per second. This estimate comes from <code>/etc/cpucyclespersecond</code> if that
file exists, otherwise from various OS mechanisms, otherwise from the
<code>cpucyclespersecond</code> environment variable if that is set, otherwise
2399987654.</p>
<p><code>cpucycles_implementation()</code> returns the name of the counter in use:
e.g., <code>"amd64-pmc"</code>.</p>
<p><code>cpucycles_version()</code> returns the <code>libcpucycles</code> version number as a
string: e.g., <code>"20250925"</code>. Results of <code>cpucycles_implementation()</code>
should be interpreted relative to <code>cpucycles_version()</code>.</p>
<p><code>cpucycles</code> is actually a function pointer. The first call to
<code>cpucycles()</code> or <code>cpucycles_persecond()</code> or <code>cpucycles_implementation()</code>
selects one of the available counters and updates the <code>cpucycles</code>
pointer accordingly. Subsequent calls to <code>cpucycles()</code> are thread-safe.</p>
<h3>SEE ALSO</h3>
<p><strong>gettimeofday</strong>(2), <strong>clock_gettime</strong>(2)</p><hr><font size=1><b>Version:</b>
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