[PATCH xserver 4/4] os: Use 64-bit tick count on Windows when available
Jon Turney
jon.turney at dronecode.org.uk
Thu Dec 28 21:33:52 UTC 2017
On 27/12/2017 04:10, Jeff Smith wrote:
> On Windows, GetTickCount() returns a value that wraps after 49.7 days.
> Windows Vista and later offer GetTickCount64(), which does not have that
> issue.
>
> In places that can make use of more than 32 bits from the tick counter,
> use a 64-bit counter if availabile.
Since Vista is EOL, I think we are ok with requiring it, and just
linking directly with GetTickCount64().
doc/c-extensions should be updated to note the new minimum Windows version.
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