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+"""
+Routines for retrieving and manipulating kernel time
+Copyright 2017 Cray Inc. All Rights Reserved
+"""
+
+from pykdump.API import readSymbol, symbol_exists
+from crashlib.exceptions import *
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# get_wallclock_seconds()
+#
+# There are multiple variants, depending on kernel version. Attempt to
+# discern the proper method for retrieving the current wall clock time.
+#
+
+if symbol_exists('xtime'):
+ # SLES 11 uses struct timespec xtime to hold the wall time.
+ _wallclock_xtime = readSymbol('xtime')
+ def get_wallclock_seconds():
+ '''Return current time in seconds'''
+ return _wallclock_xtime.tv_sec
+
+elif symbol_exists('timekeeper'):
+ # SLES 12 has a new timekeeper struct for that purpose
+ _wallclock_timekeeper = readSymbol('timekeeper')
+ def get_wallclock_seconds():
+ '''Return current time in seconds'''
+ return _wallclock_timekeeper.xtime_sec
+
+elif symbol_exists('tk_core'):
+ # SLES 12 SP2 embeds the timekeeper struct in tk_core
+ _wallclock_tk_core = readSymbol('tk_core')
+ def get_wallclock_seconds():
+ '''Return current time in seconds'''
+ return _wallclock_tk_core.timekeeper.xtime_sec
+
+else:
+ # Unknown how to read wallclock time in this kernel
+ def get_wallclock_seconds():
+ raise CompatibilityError('Could not find wallclock time in the kernel')
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------