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Bug #73837 "new DateTime()" sometimes returns 1 second ago value on PHP 7.1.0
Submitted: 2016-12-29 19:25 UTC Modified: 2017-01-01 12:29 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: for-bugs at hnw dot jp Assigned: derick (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Date/time related
PHP Version: 7.1.0 OS: macOS
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2016-12-29 19:25 UTC] for-bugs at hnw dot jp
Description:
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From PHP 7.1, DateTime constructor fills microseconds. However, setting seconds and setting microseconds are in different function, so sometimes DateTime instance has 1 second ago value from actual time.

Test script:
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<?php
$prev_dt = new DateTime();
while (true) {
    $dt = new DateTime();
    if ($prev_dt > $dt) {
        var_dump($prev_dt->format("Y-m-d H:i:s.u"));
        var_dump($dt->format("Y-m-d H:i:s.u"));
        break;
    }
    $prev_dt = $dt;
}


Expected result:
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infinite loop

Actual result:
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soon ends and outputs like this:

string(26) "2016-12-29 18:35:54.999998"
string(26) "2016-12-29 18:35:54.000000"

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 [2016-12-29 19:43 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Assigned To: +Assigned To: derick
 [2016-12-29 19:43 UTC] requinix@php.net
Same on Windows.

Looks like the problem is in timelib.
 [2017-01-01 12:29 UTC] derick@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Assigned
 [2017-01-01 12:29 UTC] derick@php.net
That's curious... will investigate.
 [2017-01-10 12:28 UTC] for-bug at hnw dot jp
There's nothing curious. The current code uses different time-source against seconds and microseconds for the current time. They should be unified.

In php_date_initialize(), timelib_unixtime2local() is called with time(NULL) as 2nd argument. In this function, unixtime is set to "now". Then php_date_set_current_time_fraction() is executed and the value from gettimeofday() is set as microsecond of "now".

Suppose the accurate time is "2016-12-29 18:35:54.999999+00:00" when time(NULL) is called. Then time(NULL) returns 1483036554. 1 microsecond after, gettimeofday() is called and returns {1483036555, 0}. Then the value of "now" gets "148303654.000000" (Of course, it should be "1483036554.999999" or "1483036555.000000").
 [2017-02-11 11:10 UTC] derick@php.net
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=5113909259f897c9c69f23cf5f8f7ab8972d5eba
Log: Fixed bug #73837 (&quot;new DateTime()&quot; sometimes returns 1 second ago value).
 [2017-02-11 11:10 UTC] derick@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 
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