lib: keep timestamp in easy handle

Use `data->progress.now` as the timestamp of proecssing a transfer.
Update it on significant events and refrain from calling `curlx_now()`
in many places.

The problem this addresses is
a) calling curlx_now() has costs, depending on platform. Calling it
   every time results in 25% increase `./runtest` duration on macOS.
b) we used to pass a `struct curltime *` around to save on calls, but
   when some method directly use `curx_now()` and some use the passed
   pointer, the transfer experienes non-linear time. This results in
   timeline checks to report events in the wrong order.

By keeping a timestamp in the easy handle and updating it there, no
longer invoking `curlx_now()` in the "lower" methods, the transfer
can observer a steady clock progression.

Add documentation in docs/internals/TIME-KEEPING.md

Reported-by: Viktor Szakats
Fixes #19935
Closes #19961
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Stefan Eissing 2025-12-15 14:28:09 +01:00 committed by Daniel Stenberg
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@ -3178,7 +3178,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_connect(struct Curl_easy *data,
conn->bits.ftp_use_control_ssl = TRUE;
}
Curl_pp_init(pp); /* once per transfer */
Curl_pp_init(pp, &data->progress.now); /* once per transfer */
/* When we connect, we start in the state where we await the 220
response */
@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_done(struct Curl_easy *data, CURLcode status,
* data has been transferred. This happens when doing through NATs etc that
* abandon old silent connections.
*/
pp->response = curlx_now(); /* timeout relative now */
pp->response = data->progress.now; /* timeout relative now */
result = getftpresponse(data, &nread, &ftpcode);
if(!nread && (CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT == result)) {
@ -3434,7 +3434,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_sendquote(struct Curl_easy *data,
result = Curl_pp_sendf(data, &ftpc->pp, "%s", cmd);
if(!result) {
pp->response = curlx_now(); /* timeout relative now */
pp->response = data->progress.now; /* timeout relative now */
result = getftpresponse(data, &nread, &ftpcode);
}
if(result)