SYS-MILLISEC(2) SYS-MILLISEC(2) NAME millisec - millisecond timer SYNOPSIS include "sys.m"; sys := load Sys Sys->PATH; millisec: fn(): int; DESCRIPTION Millisec returns the value of an internal system clock, in milliseconds. The actual resolution of the clock is a prop- erty of the underlying system and may be coarser than a mil- lisecond. The epoch is arbitrary, so millisec is useful for measuring durations but not absolute time. If the system operates continuously, the millisecond counter overflows every few months; a reboot resets the epoch. SEE ALSO sys-intro(2), sys-sleep(2) Page 1 Plan 9 (printed 12/23/24)