diff --git a/lib/utils/get_upt.c b/lib/utils/get_upt.c
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+#include "utils.h"
+
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *                               getuptime			    	     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+PUBLIC int getuptime(ticks)
+clock_t *ticks;				/* uptime in ticks */
+{
+    message m;
+    int s;
+
+    m.m_type = SYS_TIMES;		/* request time information */
+    m.T_PROC_NR = NONE;			/* ignore process times */
+    s = _taskcall(SYSTASK, SYS_TIMES, &m);
+    *ticks = m.T_BOOT_TICKS;
+    return(s);
+}
+
+
+
+
+