3 files changed, 37 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/gtk/PlatGTK.cxx b/gtk/PlatGTK.cxx
index 7ecd1cbee..827835a75 100644
--- a/gtk/PlatGTK.cxx
+++ b/gtk/PlatGTK.cxx
@@ -886,42 +886,24 @@ void Menu::Show(Point pt, Window &) {
 	gtk_item_factory_popup(reinterpret_cast<GtkItemFactory *>(id), pt.x - 4, pt.y, 3, 0);
 }
 
-static double DoublePack(glong a, glong b) {
-	double d;
-	long *lp = reinterpret_cast<glong *>(&d);
-	lp[0] = a;
-	lp[1] = b;
-	return d;
-}
-
-static void DoubleUnpack(double d, glong &a, glong &b) {
-	long *lp = reinterpret_cast<glong *>(&d);
-	a = lp[0];
-	b = lp[1];
-}
-
-static double Now() {
+ElapsedTime::ElapsedTime() {
 	GTimeVal curTime;
 	g_get_current_time(&curTime);
-	return DoublePack(curTime.tv_sec, curTime.tv_usec);
-}
-
-ElapsedTime::ElapsedTime() {
-	beginTime = Now();
+	bigBit = curTime.tv_sec;
+	littleBit = curTime.tv_usec;
 }
 
 double ElapsedTime::Duration(bool reset) {
-	double endTime = Now();
-	GTimeVal tvStart;
-	DoubleUnpack(beginTime, tvStart.tv_sec, tvStart.tv_usec);
-	GTimeVal tvEnd;
-	DoubleUnpack(endTime, tvEnd.tv_sec, tvEnd.tv_usec);
-	double result = tvEnd.tv_sec - tvStart.tv_sec;
-	result *= 1000000;
-	result += tvEnd.tv_usec - tvStart.tv_usec;
-	result /= 1000000;
+	GTimeVal curTime;
+	g_get_current_time(&curTime);
+	long endBigBit = curTime.tv_sec;
+	long endLittleBit = curTime.tv_usec;
+	double result = 1000000.0 * (endBigBit - bigBit);
+	result += endLittleBit - littleBit;
+	result /= 1000000.0;
 	if (reset) {
-		beginTime = endTime;
+		bigBit = endBigBit;
+		littleBit = endLittleBit;
 	}
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/include/Platform.h b/include/Platform.h
index fc0e1fe79..80f5af2e3 100644
--- a/include/Platform.h
+++ b/include/Platform.h
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 class ElapsedTime {
-	double beginTime;
+	long bigBit;
+	long littleBit;
 public:
 	ElapsedTime();
 	double Duration(bool reset=false);
diff --git a/win32/PlatWin.cxx b/win32/PlatWin.cxx
index d227aa7a1..7a1ef5f9c 100644
--- a/win32/PlatWin.cxx
+++ b/win32/PlatWin.cxx
@@ -877,38 +877,45 @@ static bool initialisedET = false;
 static bool usePerformanceCounter = false;
 static LARGE_INTEGER frequency;
 
-static double Now() {
-	if (usePerformanceCounter) {
-		LARGE_INTEGER timeVal;
-		::QueryPerformanceCounter(&timeVal);
-		return *(reinterpret_cast<double *>(&timeVal));
-	} else {
-		return clock();
-	}
-}
-
 ElapsedTime::ElapsedTime() {
 	if (!initialisedET) {
 		usePerformanceCounter = ::QueryPerformanceFrequency(&frequency);
 		initialisedET = true;
 	}
-	beginTime = Now();
+	if (usePerformanceCounter) {
+		LARGE_INTEGER timeVal;
+		::QueryPerformanceCounter(&timeVal);
+		bigBit = timeVal.HighPart;
+		littleBit = timeVal.LowPart;
+	} else {
+		bigBit = clock();
+	}
 }
 
 double ElapsedTime::Duration(bool reset) {
-	double endTime = Now();
 	double result;
+	long endBigBit;
+	long endLittleBit;
+
 	if (usePerformanceCounter) {
-		LARGE_INTEGER lBegin = *(reinterpret_cast<LARGE_INTEGER *>(&beginTime));
-		LARGE_INTEGER lEnd = *(reinterpret_cast<LARGE_INTEGER *>(&endTime));
+		LARGE_INTEGER lEnd;
+		::QueryPerformanceCounter(&lEnd);
+		endBigBit = lEnd.HighPart;
+		endLittleBit = lEnd.LowPart;
+		LARGE_INTEGER lBegin;
+		lBegin.HighPart = bigBit;
+		lBegin.LowPart = littleBit;
 		double elapsed = lEnd.QuadPart - lBegin.QuadPart;
 		result = elapsed / static_cast<double>(frequency.QuadPart);
 	} else {
-		double elapsed = endTime - beginTime;
+		endBigBit = clock();
+		endLittleBit = 0;
+		double elapsed = endBigBit - bigBit;
 		result = elapsed / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
 	}
 	if (reset) {
-		beginTime = endTime;
+		bigBit = endBigBit;
+		littleBit = endLittleBit;
 	}
 	return result;
 }