make precision correct when calling conversion between LttTime and double, fix viewer...

[lttv.git] / ltt / branches / poly / ltt / time.h

diff --git a/ltt/branches/poly/ltt/time.h b/ltt/branches/poly/ltt/time.h
index 2cce27608baaf2aaecf5969cdb72efdb6caf7482..d961f3738ac0eb110c5248722edc07061c7358b0 100644 (file)
--- a/ltt/branches/poly/ltt/time.h
+++ b/ltt/branches/poly/ltt/time.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef LTT_TIME_H
 #define LTT_TIME_H
 
+#include <glib.h>
+
 
 typedef struct _LttTime {
   unsigned long tv_sec;
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ static const unsigned long NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND = 1000000000;
 
 static const LttTime ltt_time_zero = { 0, 0};
 
+static const LttTime ltt_time_one = { 0, 1 };
+
+static const LttTime ltt_time_infinite = { G_MAXUINT, G_MAXUINT };
 
 static inline LttTime ltt_time_sub(LttTime t1, LttTime t2) 
 {
@@ -105,15 +110,37 @@ static inline int ltt_time_compare(LttTime t1, LttTime t2)
   return 0;
 }
 
-
+#define MAX_TV_SEC_TO_DOUBLE 0x7FFFFF
 static inline double ltt_time_to_double(LttTime t1)
 {
+  /* We lose precision if tv_sec is > than (2^23)-1
+   * 
+   * Max values that fits in a double (53 bits precision on normalised 
+   * mantissa):
+   * tv_nsec : NANOSECONDS_PER_SECONDS : 2^30
+   *
+   * So we have 53-30 = 23 bits left for tv_sec.
+   * */
+  g_assert(t1.tv_sec <= MAX_TV_SEC_TO_DOUBLE);
+  if(t1.tv_sec > MAX_TV_SEC_TO_DOUBLE)
+    g_warning("Precision loss in conversion LttTime to double");
   return (double)t1.tv_sec + (double)t1.tv_nsec / NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND;
 }
 
 
 static inline LttTime ltt_time_from_double(double t1)
 {
+  /* We lose precision if tv_sec is > than (2^23)-1
+   * 
+   * Max values that fits in a double (53 bits precision on normalised 
+   * mantissa):
+   * tv_nsec : NANOSECONDS_PER_SECONDS : 2^30
+   *
+   * So we have 53-30 = 23 bits left for tv_sec.
+   * */
+  g_assert(t1 <= MAX_TV_SEC_TO_DOUBLE);
+  if(t1 > MAX_TV_SEC_TO_DOUBLE)
+    g_warning("Conversion from non precise double to LttTime");
   LttTime res;
   res.tv_sec = t1;
   res.tv_nsec = (t1 - res.tv_sec) * NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND;