*/
int64_t av_gettime(void);
+/**
+ * Sleep for a period of time. Although the duration is expressed in
+ * microseconds, the actual delay may be rounded to the precision of the
+ * system timer.
+ *
+ * @param usec Number of microseconds to sleep.
+ * @return zero on success or (negative) error code.
+ */
+int av_usleep(unsigned usec);
+
#endif /* AVUTIL_TIME_H */