gettimeofday should not be used to schedule timeouts
From what I can tell, getCurrentTime uses gettimeofday and is used in registerTimeout for the purpose of scheduling timeouts. I recommend reading this for an explanation of why this isn't a good idea.
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| Version | 7.4.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | libraries/base |
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