<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>function::get_cycles</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. Timestamp Functions"><link rel="prev" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. Timestamp Functions"><link rel="next" href="ch04.html" title="Chapter 4. Time string utility function"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span>function::get_cycles</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. Timestamp Functions</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch04.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" title="function::get_cycles"><a name="API-get-cycles"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>function::get_cycles — Processor cycle count. </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="Synopsis"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting"> get_cycles:long() </pre></div><div class="refsect1" title="Arguments"><a name="id3113143"></a><h2>Arguments</h2><p> None </p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Description"><a name="id3113153"></a><h2>Description</h2><p> </p><p> Return the processor cycle counter value, or 0 if unavailable. </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch03.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch04.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 3. Timestamp Functions </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 4. Time string utility function</td></tr></table></div></body></html>