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From: eric@burdvax.UUCP (Eric Marshall)
Newsgroups: net.lang.ada
Subject: Re: CPU Timer on VADS Needed
Message-ID: <2590@burdvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Jul-86 10:35:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 28 10:35:14 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jul-86 00:45:48 EDT
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	I couldn't reach Bryan@SU-SIERRA.ARPA, so I'm posting
it here. See 'man times' for more information. Hope this helps.


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package cpu_timer is

  function cpu return duration;

end cpu_timer;

-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
with system;
use  system;
 
package body cpu_timer is 

  function cpu return duration is 

    type time_record is record
      user_time,
      system_time,
      children_user_time,
      children_system_time : integer;
    end record;

    answer : time_record;
 
    procedure times( param : address );
    pragma interface( c, times );

  begin 
    times( answer'address );

    return duration( duration( answer.user_time ) / duration( 60.0 ) );
                     ----------------------------
                                 |
                                 |
                                 ----- put the expression to meet your
                                       requirements regarding what CPU
                                       time is, ie. ( user_time +
                                                      system_time +
                                                      children_user_time +
                                                      children_system_time )
  end cpu;

end cpu_timer;