From 58206c6863f6b861a5e2fa6d3599e487294ded63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Siddhesh Poyarekar Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:54:35 +0530 Subject: Improve precision of clock() function on Linux Resolves #12515. Use CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID instead of times to get better precision in the value returned by clock. --- NEWS | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 782010d157..354db75cf8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ Version 2.18 * The following bugs are resolved with this release: 2546, 2560, 5159, 6809, 10060, 10062, 10357, 10686, 11120, 11561, 12387, - 12723, 13550, 13889, 13951, 13988, 14142, 14176, 14200, 14256, 14280, - 14293, 14317, 14327, 14478, 14496, 14582, 14686, 14812, 14888, 14894, - 14908, 14920, 14952, 14964, 14981, 14982, 14985, 14991, 14994, 14996, - 15000, 15003, 15006, 15007, 15014, 15020, 15023, 15036, 15054, 15055, - 15062, 15078, 15084, 15085, 15086, 15100, 15160, 15214, 15221, 15232, - 15234, 15283, 15285, 15287, 15304, 15305, 15307, 15309, 15327, 15330, - 15335, 15336, 15337, 15339, 15342, 15346, 15359, 15361, 15366, 15380, - 15381, 15394, 15395, 15405, 15406, 15409, 15416, 15418, 15419, 15423, - 15424, 15426, 15429, 15441, 15442, 15448, 15465, 15480, 15485, 15488, - 15490, 15493, 15497, 15506, 15529, 15536, 15553, 15577, 15583. + 12515, 12723, 13550, 13889, 13951, 13988, 14142, 14176, 14200, 14256, + 14280, 14293, 14317, 14327, 14478, 14496, 14582, 14686, 14812, 14888, + 14894, 14908, 14920, 14952, 14964, 14981, 14982, 14985, 14991, 14994, + 14996, 15000, 15003, 15006, 15007, 15014, 15020, 15023, 15036, 15054, + 15055, 15062, 15078, 15084, 15085, 15086, 15100, 15160, 15214, 15221, + 15232, 15234, 15283, 15285, 15287, 15304, 15305, 15307, 15309, 15327, + 15330, 15335, 15336, 15337, 15339, 15342, 15346, 15359, 15361, 15366, + 15380, 15381, 15394, 15395, 15405, 15406, 15409, 15416, 15418, 15419, + 15423, 15424, 15426, 15429, 15441, 15442, 15448, 15465, 15480, 15485, + 15488, 15490, 15493, 15497, 15506, 15529, 15536, 15553, 15577, 15583. * CVE-2013-0242 Buffer overrun in regexp matcher has been fixed (Bugzilla #15078). @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Version 2.18 * New macro named issignaling to check for a signaling NaN (sNaN). It is based on draft TS 18661 and currently enabled as a GNU extension. + +* Improved precision of the clock() function on Linux. Version 2.17 -- cgit v1.2.3