> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:51:23 +0200
> From: daniel_at_haxx.se
> To: curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se
> Subject: Re: Porting curlx_tvnow
>
>
> libcurl won't use the "wall time" for anything, so just taking a tick counter
> like we do on windows should work perfectly fine.
>
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> / daniel.haxx.se
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What happens when such a counter wraps? While such a coincidence is unlikely it seems that some timeouts may not work correctly. Is that a valid concern for an application that may stay up for long periods of time?

-Vladimir
                                               

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