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ev.c

@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@ ev_backend (EV_P)
   return backend;
 }
 
+unsigned int
+ev_loop_count (EV_P)
+{
+  return loop_count;
+}
+
 static void noinline
 loop_init (EV_P_ unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -1420,6 +1426,7 @@ ev_loop (EV_P_ int flags)
             if (expect_false (block < 0.)) block = 0.;
           }
 
+        ++loop_count;
         backend_poll (EV_A_ block);
       }
 

ev.h

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ void ev_default_destroy (void); /* destroy the default loop */
 void ev_default_fork (void);
 
 unsigned int ev_backend (EV_P);
+unsigned int ev_loop_count (EV_P);
 #endif
 
 #define EVLOOP_NONBLOCK	1 /* do not block/wait */

ev.pod

@@ -432,6 +432,16 @@ Like C<ev_default_fork>, but acts on an event loop created by
 C<ev_loop_new>. Yes, you have to call this on every allocated event loop
 after fork, and how you do this is entirely your own problem.
 
+=item unsigned int ev_loop_count (loop)
+
+Returns the count of loop iterations for the loop, which is identical to
+the number of times libev did poll for new events. It starts at C<0> and
+happily wraps around with enough iterations.
+
+This value can sometimes be useful as a generation counter of sorts (it
+"ticks" the number of loop iterations), as it roughly corresponds with
+C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> calls.
+
 =item unsigned int ev_backend (loop)
 
 Returns one of the C<EVBACKEND_*> flags indicating the event backend in

ev_vars.h

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ VARx(ev_tstamp, mn_now)    /* monotonic clock "now" */
 VARx(ev_tstamp, rtmn_diff) /* difference realtime - monotonic time */
 VARx(int, backend)
 VARx(int, activecnt) /* total number of active events ("refcount") */
+VARx(unsigned int, loop_count); /* total number of loop iterations/blocks */
 
 VARx(ev_tstamp, backend_fudge) /* assumed typical timer resolution */
 VAR (backend_modify, void (*backend_modify)(EV_P_ int fd, int oev, int nev))

ev_wrap.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define rtmn_diff ((loop)->rtmn_diff)
 #define backend ((loop)->backend)
 #define activecnt ((loop)->activecnt)
+#define loop_count ((loop)->loop_count);
 #define backend_fudge ((loop)->backend_fudge)
 #define backend_modify ((loop)->backend_modify)
 #define backend_poll ((loop)->backend_poll)