Merge branch 'master' of ssh://dahlia@myConnection01/var/git/opensim

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 87ba5a8..a459f8d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1389,6 +1389,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return null;
         }
 
-        #endregion FireAndForget Threading Pattern
+        #endregion FireAndForget Threading Pattern

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Environment.TickCount is an int but it counts all 32 bits so it goes positive

+        /// and negative every 24.9 days. This trims down TickCount so it doesn't wrap

+        /// for the callers. 

+        /// This trims it to a 12 day interval so don't let your frame time get too long.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <returns></returns>

+        public static Int32 EnvironmentTickCount()

+        {

+            return Environment.TickCount & EnvironmentTickCountMask;

+        }

+        const Int32 EnvironmentTickCountMask = 0x3fffffff;

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Environment.TickCount is an int but it counts all 32 bits so it goes positive

+        /// and negative every 24.9 days. Subtracts the passed value (previously fetched by

+        /// 'EnvironmentTickCount()') and accounts for any wrapping.

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <returns>subtraction of passed prevValue from current Environment.TickCount</returns>

+        public static Int32 EnvironmentTickCountSubtract(Int32 prevValue)

+        {

+            Int32 diff = EnvironmentTickCount() - prevValue;

+            return (diff >= 0) ? diff : (diff + EnvironmentTickCountMask + 1);

+        }
     }
 }