diff --git a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 index 1b2966bddcf5..50c954b0f339 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" $FreeBSD$ .\" .Dd November 20, 2000 -.Dt GET_CYCLECOUNTER 9 +.Dt GET_CYCLECOUNT 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm get_cyclecount @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn get_cyclecount -functon uses a register +function uses a register available in most modern CPUs to return a value that is monotonically increasing inside each CPU. .Pp -In SMP systems, +On SMP systems, there will be a number of separate monotonic sequences, one for each CPU running. @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ selected from one of these sequences, dependent on which CPU was scheduled to service the request. .Pp -The speed and maximum value +The speed and the maximum value of each counter is CPU-dependent. Some CPUs diff --git a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecounter.9 b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecounter.9 index 1b2966bddcf5..50c954b0f339 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecounter.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecounter.9 @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" $FreeBSD$ .\" .Dd November 20, 2000 -.Dt GET_CYCLECOUNTER 9 +.Dt GET_CYCLECOUNT 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm get_cyclecount @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn get_cyclecount -functon uses a register +function uses a register available in most modern CPUs to return a value that is monotonically increasing inside each CPU. .Pp -In SMP systems, +On SMP systems, there will be a number of separate monotonic sequences, one for each CPU running. @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ selected from one of these sequences, dependent on which CPU was scheduled to service the request. .Pp -The speed and maximum value +The speed and the maximum value of each counter is CPU-dependent. Some CPUs