2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/libtest/testutil.c b/tests/libtest/testutil.c
index 6acd5a71b..dc0211026 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/testutil.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/testutil.c
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ long tutil_tvdiff(struct timeval newer, struct timeval older)
     (newer.tv_usec-older.tv_usec)/1000;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Same as tutil_tvdiff but with full usec resolution.
+ *
+ * Returns: the time difference in seconds with subsecond resolution.
+ */
+double tutil_tvdiff_secs(struct timeval newer, struct timeval older)
+{
+  return (double)(newer.tv_sec-older.tv_sec)+
+    (double)(newer.tv_usec-older.tv_usec)/1000000.0;
+}
+
 /* return the number of seconds in the given input timeval struct */
 long tutil_tvlong(struct timeval t1)
 {
diff --git a/tests/libtest/testutil.h b/tests/libtest/testutil.h
index 18bd9e99c..e248c1ebe 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/testutil.h
+++ b/tests/libtest/testutil.h
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ struct timeval tutil_tvnow(void);
  */
 long tutil_tvdiff(struct timeval t1, struct timeval t2);
 
+/*
+ * Same as tutil_tvdiff but with full usec resolution.
+ *
+ * Returns: the time difference in seconds with subsecond resolution.
+ */
+double tutil_tvdiff_secs(struct timeval t1, struct timeval t2);
+
 long tutil_tvlong(struct timeval t1);