"Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > +#define NS_PER_SEC_D ((double)1000*1000*1000) > ... > + double t_total = ((double)timer->total_ns) / NS_PER_SEC_D; > + double t_min = ((double)timer->min_ns) / NS_PER_SEC_D; > + double t_max = ((double)timer->max_ns) / NS_PER_SEC_D; Hmph, it certainly is an improvement compared to the previous round, but was there a reason why we did not want a more concise #define NS_TO_SECONDS(ns) ((double)(ns) / (1000*1000*1000.)) double t_total = NS_TO_SECONDS(timer->total_ns); double t_min = NS_TO_SECONDS(timer->min_ns); double t_max = NS_TO_SECONDS(timer->max_ns); that does not need to repeat (double) all over? Not worth a reroll by itself. Just wanted to know the reasoning behind it, as I suspect I am missing the reason why it is good to explicitly casting with (double) in some places; the above does not look like one, though. Thanks.