9.10. Timestamps
The following functions provide methods to extract time data.
9.10.1. get_cycles
General syntax:
get_cycles:long ()
This function returns the processor cycle counter value if available, else it returns zero.
9.10.2. gettimeofday_ms
General syntax:
gettimeofday_ms:long ()
This function returns the number of milliseconds since the UNIX epoch.
9.10.3. gettimeofday_ns
General syntax:
gettimeofday_ns:long ()
This function returns the number of nanoseconds since the UNIX epoch.
