diff --git a/libs/utils/StopWatch.cpp b/libs/utils/StopWatch.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "StopWatch"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/StopWatch.h>
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+namespace android {
+
+
+StopWatch::StopWatch(const char *name, int clock, uint32_t flags)
+    :   mName(name), mClock(clock), mFlags(flags),
+        mStartTime(0), mNumLaps(0)
+{
+    mStartTime = systemTime(mClock);
+}
+
+StopWatch::~StopWatch()
+{
+    nsecs_t elapsed = elapsedTime();
+    const int n = mNumLaps;
+    LOGD("StopWatch %s (us): %lld ", mName, ns2us(elapsed));
+    for (int i=0 ; i<n ; i++) {
+        const nsecs_t soFar = mLaps[i].soFar;
+        const nsecs_t thisLap = mLaps[i].thisLap;
+        LOGD(" [%d: %lld, %lld]", i, ns2us(soFar), ns2us(thisLap));
+    }
+}
+
+const char* StopWatch::name() const
+{
+    return mName;
+}
+
+nsecs_t StopWatch::lap()
+{
+    nsecs_t elapsed = elapsedTime();
+    if (mNumLaps >= 8) {
+        elapsed = 0;
+    } else {
+        const int n = mNumLaps;
+        mLaps[n].soFar   = elapsed;
+        mLaps[n].thisLap = n ? (elapsed - mLaps[n-1].soFar) : elapsed;
+        mNumLaps = n+1;
+    }
+    return elapsed;
+}
+
+nsecs_t StopWatch::elapsedTime() const
+{
+    return systemTime(mClock) - mStartTime;
+}
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+}; // namespace android
+