2 files changed, 39 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/utils.c b/plugins/utils.c
index d97ad48..6e52dab 100644
--- a/plugins/utils.c
+++ b/plugins/utils.c
@@ -316,6 +316,19 @@ is_option (char *str)
 
 
 
+double
+delta_time (struct timeval *tv)
+{
+        struct timeval *pt;
+        struct timezone *tz;
+
+        gettimeofday (pt, tz);
+
+        return (pt->tv_sec - tv->tv_sec + (pt->tv_usec - tv->tv_usec) / 1000000);
+}
+
+
+
 
 void
 strip (char *buffer)
diff --git a/plugins/utils.h.in b/plugins/utils.h.in
index 46b152a..e910c41 100644
--- a/plugins/utils.h.in
+++ b/plugins/utils.h.in
@@ -45,13 +45,31 @@ int is_percentage (char *);
 
 int is_option (char *);
 
+/* generalized timer that will do milliseconds if available */
+#ifndef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
+struct timeval {
+        long tv_sec;        /* seconds */
+        long tv_usec;  /* microseconds */
+};
+
+struct timezone {
+        int  tz_minuteswest; /* minutes W of Greenwich */
+        int  tz_dsttime;     /* type of dst correction */
+};
+
+#define gettimeofday (tvp,tz) {\
+ tvp->tv_usec=0;\
+ tvp->tv_sec=(long)time();\
+}
+#endif
+
 /* Handle strings safely */
 
 void strip (char *buffer);
 char *strscpy (char *dest, char *src);
 char *strscat (char *dest, char *src);
 char *strnl (char *str);
-char *ssprintf (char *str, const char *fmt, ...);
+char *ssprintf (char *str, const char *fmt, ...); /* deprecate for asprintf */
 char *strpcpy (char *dest, const char *src, const char *str);
 char *strpcat (char *dest, const char *src, const char *str);
 
@@ -61,15 +79,15 @@ int max_state(int, int);
 #define max(a,b) ((a)>(b))?(a):(b)
 
 #define usage(msg) {\
-  printf(msg);\
-  print_usage();\
-exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);\
+ printf(msg);\
+ print_usage();\
+ exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);\
 }
 
 #define usage2(msg,arg) {\
-  printf("%s: %s - %s\n",PROGNAME,msg,arg);\
-  print_usage();\
-  exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);\
+ printf("%s: %s - %s\n",PROGNAME,msg,arg);\
+ print_usage();\
+ exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);\
 }
 
 #define state_text(a) \
@@ -94,3 +112,4 @@ exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);\
 {"warning",required_argument,0,'w'},\
 {"hostname",required_argument,0,'H'},\
 {"file",required_argument,0,'F'}
+