3 files changed, 10 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/host/examples/benchmark_rx_rate.cpp b/host/examples/benchmark_rx_rate.cpp
index 2ab98bc22..53f4a3c68 100644
--- a/host/examples/benchmark_rx_rate.cpp
+++ b/host/examples/benchmark_rx_rate.cpp
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@
 
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
 
-//TODO add time spec diff to API
-static inline double time_spec_diff(
-    uhd::time_spec_t time_spec_begin,
-    uhd::time_spec_t time_spec_end
-){
-    return (time_spec_end.secs - time_spec_begin.secs) + \
-        ((time_spec_end.nsecs - time_spec_begin.nsecs)*1e-9);
-}
-
 static inline void test_device(
     uhd::usrp::simple_usrp::sptr sdev,
     double rx_rate_sps,
@@ -80,10 +71,10 @@ static inline void test_device(
             got_first_packet = true;
         }
 
-        total_lost_samples += boost::math::iround(rx_rate_sps*time_spec_diff(next_expected_time_spec, md.time_spec));
+        total_lost_samples += boost::math::iround(rx_rate_sps*(md.time_spec - next_expected_time_spec).get_real_secs());
         next_expected_time_spec = md.time_spec + uhd::time_spec_t(0, num_rx_samps, rx_rate_sps);
 
-    } while(time_spec_diff(initial_time_spec, next_expected_time_spec) < duration_secs);
+    } while((next_expected_time_spec - initial_time_spec) < uhd::time_spec_t(duration_secs));
     sdev->issue_stream_cmd(uhd::stream_cmd_t::STREAM_MODE_STOP_CONTINUOUS);
     
     //flush the buffers
diff --git a/host/examples/rx_timed_samples.cpp b/host/examples/rx_timed_samples.cpp
index adc745024..8db312690 100644
--- a/host/examples/rx_timed_samples.cpp
+++ b/host/examples/rx_timed_samples.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
     //variables to be set by po
     std::string args;
-    int seconds_in_future;
+    time_t seconds_in_future;
     size_t total_num_samps;
     double rx_rate, freq;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
     desc.add_options()
         ("help", "help message")
         ("args", po::value<std::string>(&args)->default_value(""), "simple uhd device address args")
-        ("secs", po::value<int>(&seconds_in_future)->default_value(3), "number of seconds in the future to receive")
+        ("secs", po::value<time_t>(&seconds_in_future)->default_value(3), "number of seconds in the future to receive")
         ("nsamps", po::value<size_t>(&total_num_samps)->default_value(1000), "total number of samples to receive")
         ("rxrate", po::value<double>(&rx_rate)->default_value(100e6/16), "rate of incoming samples")
         ("freq", po::value<double>(&freq)->default_value(0), "rf center frequency in Hz")
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
     std::cout << boost::format("Actual RX Rate: %f Msps...") % (sdev->get_rx_rate()/1e6) << std::endl;
     std::cout << boost::format("Setting device timestamp to 0...") << std::endl;
     sdev->set_rx_freq(freq);
-    sdev->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0));
+    sdev->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0.0));
 
     //setup streaming
     std::cout << std::endl;
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
         }
         if (num_rx_samps == 0) continue; //wait for packets with contents
 
-        std::cout << boost::format("Got packet: %u samples, %u secs, %u nsecs")
-            % num_rx_samps % md.time_spec.secs % md.time_spec.nsecs << std::endl;
+        std::cout << boost::format("Got packet: %u samples, %u full secs, %f frac secs")
+            % num_rx_samps % md.time_spec.get_full_secs() % md.time_spec.get_frac_secs() << std::endl;
 
         num_acc_samps += num_rx_samps;
     }
diff --git a/host/examples/tx_timed_samples.cpp b/host/examples/tx_timed_samples.cpp
index 28fd2ee67..333f03fbe 100644
--- a/host/examples/tx_timed_samples.cpp
+++ b/host/examples/tx_timed_samples.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
     //variables to be set by po
     std::string args;
-    int seconds_in_future;
+    time_t seconds_in_future;
     size_t total_num_samps;
     double tx_rate, freq;
     float ampl;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
     desc.add_options()
         ("help", "help message")
         ("args", po::value<std::string>(&args)->default_value(""), "simple uhd device address args")
-        ("secs", po::value<int>(&seconds_in_future)->default_value(3), "number of seconds in the future to transmit")
+        ("secs", po::value<time_t>(&seconds_in_future)->default_value(3), "number of seconds in the future to transmit")
         ("nsamps", po::value<size_t>(&total_num_samps)->default_value(1000), "total number of samples to transmit")
         ("txrate", po::value<double>(&tx_rate)->default_value(100e6/16), "rate of outgoing samples")
         ("freq", po::value<double>(&freq)->default_value(0), "rf center frequency in Hz")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
     std::cout << boost::format("Actual TX Rate: %f Msps...") % (sdev->get_tx_rate()/1e6) << std::endl;
     std::cout << boost::format("Setting device timestamp to 0...") << std::endl;
     sdev->set_tx_freq(freq);
-    sdev->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0));
+    sdev->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0.0));
 
     //data to send
     std::vector<std::complex<float> > buff(total_num_samps, std::complex<float>(ampl, ampl));