Retrieves the cycle time for the specified thread.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI QueryThreadCycleTime(
  __in   HANDLE ThreadHandle,
  __out  PULONG64 CycleTime
);

Parameters

ThreadHandle [in]

A handle to the thread. The handle must have the PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION or PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION access right. For more information, see Process Security and Access Rights.

CycleTime [out]

The number of CPU clock cycles used by the thread. This value includes cycles spent in both user mode and kernel mode.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

To enumerate the threads of the process, use the Thread32First and Thread32Next functions. To get the thread handle for a thread identifier, use the OpenThread function.

Do not attempt to convert the CPU clock cycles returned by QueryThreadCycleTime to elapsed time. This function uses timer services provided by the CPU, which can vary in implementation. For example, some CPUs will vary the frequency of the timer when changing the frequency at which the CPU runs and others will leave it at a fixed rate. The behavior of each CPU is described in the documentation provided by the CPU vendor.

To compile an application that uses this function, define _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0600 or later.

Requirements

See Also

QueryIdleProcessorCycleTime

QueryProcessCycleTime

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