FUNCTION::GETTIMEOFD(3stap)

💖 FUNCTION::GETTIMEOFD 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Timestamp Functions chapter of the SystemTap Tapset Reference, section 3stap — yes we're in the man pages, and yes this one is short and sweet and lowkey iconic for it 🕰️✨

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✨ NAME ✨

function::gettimeofday_us — Number of microseconds since UNIX epoch 🌈

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gettimeofday_us:long()

like... that's it. that's the whole vibe. no args, no drama, just a long 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

None — nothing to pass in, bestie. she takes zero notes and gives you a number 🙈

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This function returns the number of microseconds since the UNIX epoch ⏱️

that's the whole thing, fr fr. you call it, it hands you a long, and that long is how many microseconds have happened since the epoch. no cap, no plot twist, just time 🫶

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• tapset::timestamp_gtod(3stap) — go read the timestamp gtod tapset if you want the whole squad 🌟

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and that's the page, babe 💖 this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version September 2026 — mwah, go timestamp something iconic 👑✨