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class method · added in Ruby 3.1

GC.total_time

GC.total_time → int

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.2.0/gc.rb, line 283
def self.total_time
  Primitive.cexpr! %{
    ULL2NUM(rb_objspace.profile.total_time_ns)
  }
end

Return measured GC total time in nano seconds.

Ruby version changes

See also .stress= .using_rvargc? .stress .verify_compaction_references also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.1