diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1244c57c61..2b6cd36f50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ if(NRN_ENABLE_DOCS)
     sphinx
     COMMAND ${NRN_DOCS_COMMAND_PREFIX} ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE} -j auto -b html
             "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/_build"
-    COMMAND echo "Copy/Paste to Browser ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/_build/index.html"
+    COMMAND echo "Copy/Paste to Browser file://${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/_build/index.html"
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs
     COMMENT "Generating documentation with Sphinx")
 
diff --git a/docs/python/modelspec/programmatic/network/parcon.rst b/docs/python/modelspec/programmatic/network/parcon.rst
index eb267e5648..4fd8d22f0e 100755
--- a/docs/python/modelspec/programmatic/network/parcon.rst
+++ b/docs/python/modelspec/programmatic/network/parcon.rst
@@ -3206,6 +3206,21 @@ Parallel Transfer
 ----
 
 
+.. method:: ParallelContext.get_partition
+
+
+    Syntax:
+        ``seclist = pc.get_partition(i)``
+
+
+    Description:
+        Returns a new :func:`SectionList` with references to all the root sections
+        of the ith thread.
+
+
+----
+
+
 
 .. method:: ParallelContext.thread_stat
 
@@ -3290,7 +3305,7 @@ Parallel Transfer
         The high resolution walltime time in seconds the indicated thread 
         used during time step integration. Note that this does not include 
         reduced tree computation time used by thread 0 when :func:`multisplit` is 
-        active. 
+        active. With no arg, sets thread_ctime of all threads to 0.
 
          
 ----
diff --git a/src/nrnoc/fadvance.cpp b/src/nrnoc/fadvance.cpp
index 2fe6f114b7..3e776bc631 100644
--- a/src/nrnoc/fadvance.cpp
+++ b/src/nrnoc/fadvance.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ extern double hoc_epsilon;
 #define NONVINT_ODE_COUNT 5
 
 #if NRNCTIME
-#define CTBEGIN double wt = nrnmpi_wtime();
-#define CTADD   nth->_ctime += nrnmpi_wtime() - wt;
+#define CTBEGIN double wt = nrnmpi_wtime()
+#define CTADD   nth->_ctime += nrnmpi_wtime() - wt
 #else
 #define CTBEGIN /**/
 #define CTADD   /**/
@@ -457,13 +457,12 @@ static void nrn_fixed_step_group_thread(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_
 
 static void nrn_fixed_step_thread(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_token, NrnThread& nt) {
     auto* const nth = &nt;
-    double wt;
     {
         nrn::Instrumentor::phase p("deliver-events");
         deliver_net_events(nth);
     }
 
-    wt = nrnmpi_wtime();
+    CTBEGIN;
     nrn_random_play();
 #if ELIMINATE_T_ROUNDOFF
     nt.nrn_ndt_ += .5;
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ static void nrn_fixed_step_thread(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_token,
         nrn::Instrumentor::phase p("update");
         nrn_update_voltage(cache_token, *nth);
     }
-    CTADD
+    CTADD;
     /*
       To simplify the logic,
       if there is no nrnthread_v_transfer then there cannot be an nrnmpi_v_transfer.
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ extern void nrn_extra_scatter_gather(int direction, int tid);
 
 void nrn_fixed_step_lastpart(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_token, NrnThread& nt) {
     auto* const nth = &nt;
-    CTBEGIN
+    CTBEGIN;
 #if ELIMINATE_T_ROUNDOFF
     nth->nrn_ndt_ += .5;
     nth->_t = nrn_tbase_ + nth->nrn_ndt_ * nrn_dt_;
@@ -511,7 +510,8 @@ void nrn_fixed_step_lastpart(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_token, NrnT
     nonvint(cache_token, nt);
     nrn_ba(cache_token, nt, AFTER_SOLVE);
     fixed_record_continuous(cache_token, nt);
-    CTADD {
+    CTADD;
+    {
         nrn::Instrumentor::phase p("deliver-events");
         nrn_deliver_events(nth); /* up to but not past texit */
     }
@@ -520,9 +520,8 @@ void nrn_fixed_step_lastpart(neuron::model_sorted_token const& cache_token, NrnT
 /* nrn_fixed_step_thread is split into three pieces */
 
 void* nrn_ms_treeset_through_triang(NrnThread* nth) {
-    double wt;
     deliver_net_events(nth);
-    wt = nrnmpi_wtime();
+    CTBEGIN;
     nrn_random_play();
 #if ELIMINATE_T_ROUNDOFF
     nth->nrn_ndt_ += .5;
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ void* nrn_ms_treeset_through_triang(NrnThread* nth) {
     fixed_play_continuous(nth);
     setup_tree_matrix(nrn_ensure_model_data_are_sorted(), *nth);
     nrn_multisplit_triang(nth);
-    CTADD
+    CTADD;
     return nullptr;
 }
 void* nrn_ms_reduce_solve(NrnThread* nth) {
@@ -541,12 +540,12 @@ void* nrn_ms_reduce_solve(NrnThread* nth) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 void* nrn_ms_bksub(NrnThread* nth) {
-    CTBEGIN
+    CTBEGIN;
     nrn_multisplit_bksub(nth);
     second_order_cur(nth);
     auto const cache_token = nrn_ensure_model_data_are_sorted();
     nrn_update_voltage(cache_token, *nth);
-    CTADD
+    CTADD;
     /* see above comment in nrn_fixed_step_thread */
     if (!nrnthread_v_transfer_) {
         nrn_fixed_step_lastpart(cache_token, *nth);
diff --git a/src/nrnoc/multicore.cpp b/src/nrnoc/multicore.cpp
index c7534f928b..efe6d3d077 100644
--- a/src/nrnoc/multicore.cpp
+++ b/src/nrnoc/multicore.cpp
@@ -917,6 +917,25 @@ void nrn_thread_partition(int it, Object* sl) {
     v_structure_change = 1;
 }
 
+Object** nrn_get_thread_partition(int it) {
+    assert(it >= 0 && it < nrn_nthread);
+    NrnThread* nt = nrn_threads + it;
+    if (!nt->roots) {
+        v_setup_vectors();
+    }
+    // nt->roots is a hoc_List of Section*. Create a new SectionList and copy
+    // those Section* into it and ref them.
+    hoc_List* sl = hoc_l_newlist();
+    Object** po = hoc_temp_objvar(hoc_lookup("SectionList"), sl);
+    hoc_Item* qsec;
+    ITERATE(qsec, nt->roots) {
+        Section* sec = hocSEC(qsec);
+        section_ref(sec);
+        hoc_l_lappendsec(sl, sec);
+    }
+    return po;
+}
+
 int nrn_user_partition() {
     int i, it, b, n;
     hoc_Item* qsec;
diff --git a/src/parallel/ocbbs.cpp b/src/parallel/ocbbs.cpp
index 37ebb6124b..6a96c9c85a 100644
--- a/src/parallel/ocbbs.cpp
+++ b/src/parallel/ocbbs.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static void nrnmpi_dbl_broadcast(double*, int, int) {}
 extern double* nrn_mech_wtime_;
 extern int nrn_nthread;
 extern void nrn_thread_partition(int, Object*);
+extern Object** nrn_get_thread_partition(int);
 extern int nrn_allow_busywait(int);
 extern int nrn_how_many_processors();
 extern size_t nrncore_write();
@@ -935,6 +936,11 @@ static double partition(void*) {
     return 0.0;
 }
 
+static Object** get_partition(void*) {
+    return nrn_get_thread_partition(int(chkarg(1, 0, nrn_nthread - 1)));
+    ;
+}
+
 static double thread_stat(void*) {
     // nrn_thread_stat was called here but didn't do anything
     return 0.0;
@@ -1110,6 +1116,7 @@ static Member_ret_obj_func retobj_members[] = {{"upkvec", upkvec},
                                                {"gid2obj", gid2obj},
                                                {"gid2cell", gid2cell},
                                                {"gid_connect", gid_connect},
+                                               {"get_partition", get_partition},
                                                {"upkpyobj", upkpyobj},
                                                {"pyret", pyret},
                                                {"py_alltoall", py_alltoall},
diff --git a/test/hoctests/tests/test_thread_partition.py b/test/hoctests/tests/test_thread_partition.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10b10aabdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hoctests/tests/test_thread_partition.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+from neuron import h
+from neuron.expect_hocerr import expect_err, set_quiet
+
+set_quiet(False)
+pc = h.ParallelContext()
+
+
+class Cell:
+    def __init__(self, id):
+        self.id = id
+        self.secs = [h.Section(name="d_" + str(i), cell=self) for i in range(3)]
+        s = self.secs
+        for i in range(1, len(s)):
+            s[i].connect(s[i - 1](1))
+            s[i].nseg = 11
+            s[i].insert("hh")
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "Cell_" + str(self.id)
+
+
+def prroots():
+    print("prroots")
+    sr = h.SectionList()
+    sr.allroots()
+    for s in sr:
+        print(s)
+
+
+def prpart():
+    for ith in range(pc.nthread()):
+        sl = pc.get_partition(ith)
+        for sec in sl:
+            print(ith, sec, sec.cell().id)
+
+
+def assertpart(parts="default"):
+    if str(parts) == "default":  # not round-robin but root order
+        roots = h.SectionList()
+        roots.allroots()
+        roots = [root for root in roots]
+        i = 0
+        for ith in range(pc.nthread()):
+            sl = pc.get_partition(ith)
+            for sec in sl:
+                assert sec == roots[i]
+                i += 1
+    else:  # equal to the parts
+        assert len(parts) == pc.nthread()
+        for ith in range(pc.nthread()):
+            sl = pc.get_partition(ith)
+            a = [sec for sec in pc.get_partition(ith)]
+            b = [sec for sec in parts[ith]]
+            assert a == b
+
+
+def test_default():
+    assertpart("default")
+
+    cells = [Cell(i) for i in range(5)]
+    assertpart("default")
+
+    pc.nthread(3)
+    assertpart("default")
+
+    pc.nthread(2)
+    assertpart("default")
+
+
+def test_parts():
+    cells = [Cell(i) for i in range(10)]
+    r = h.Random()
+    r.Random123(1, 0, 0)
+    nt = 3
+    pc.nthread(nt)
+    r.discunif(0, nt - 1)
+    parts = [h.SectionList() for _ in range(nt)]
+    for cell in cells:
+        parts[int(r.repick())].append(cell.secs[0])
+    for i in range(nt):
+        pc.partition(i, parts[i])
+    assertpart(parts)
+
+    def run(tstop):
+        pc.thread_ctime()  # all theads 0
+        pc.set_maxstep(10)
+        h.finitialize(-65)
+        pc.psolve(tstop)
+
+    run(20)
+    print("ith ncell thread_ctime")
+    for ith in range(pc.nthread()):
+        print(ith, len([1 for _ in parts[ith]]), pc.thread_ctime(ith))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_default()
+    test_parts()