+ return (usec_t)tv->tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + (tv->tv_usec % USEC_PER_SEC);
+}
+
+inline msec_t timeval_msec(struct timeval *tv) {
+ return (msec_t)tv->tv_sec * MSEC_PER_SEC + ((tv->tv_usec % USEC_PER_SEC) / MSEC_PER_SEC);
+}
+
+inline susec_t dt_usec_signed(struct timeval *now, struct timeval *old) {
+ usec_t ts1 = timeval_usec(now);
+ usec_t ts2 = timeval_usec(old);
+
+ if(likely(ts1 >= ts2)) return (susec_t)(ts1 - ts2);
+ return -((susec_t)(ts2 - ts1));