+
+void
+timesince(struct timeval * diff, struct timeval * then)
+{
+gettimeofday(diff, NULL);
+diff->tv_sec -= then->tv_sec;
+if ((diff->tv_usec -= then->tv_usec) < 0)
+ {
+ diff->tv_sec--;
+ diff->tv_usec += 1000*1000;
+ }
+}
+
+
+
+static uschar *
+string_timediff(struct timeval * diff)
+{
+static uschar buf[sizeof("0.000s")];
+
+if (diff->tv_sec >= 5 || !LOGGING(millisec))
+ return readconf_printtime((int)diff->tv_sec);
+
+sprintf(CS buf, "%d.%03ds", (int)diff->tv_sec, (int)diff->tv_usec/1000);
+return buf;
+}
+
+
+static uschar *
+string_timesince(struct timeval * then)
+{
+struct timeval diff;
+
+timesince(&diff, then);
+return string_timediff(&diff);
+}
+