170 lines
4.9 KiB
Groff
170 lines
4.9 KiB
Groff
.\" $OpenBSD: clock_gettime.2,v 1.4 1997/05/08 20:21:16 kstailey Exp $
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd December 29, 2009
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.Dt CLOCK_GETTIME 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm clock_gettime ,
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.Nm clock_settime ,
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.Nm clock_getres
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.Nd get/set/calibrate date and time
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In time.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn clock_gettime "clockid_t clock_id" "struct timespec *tp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn clock_settime "clockid_t clock_id" "const struct timespec *tp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn clock_getres "clockid_t clock_id" "struct timespec *tp"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn clock_gettime
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and
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.Fn clock_settime
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system calls allow the calling process to retrieve or set the value
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used by a clock which is specified by
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.Fa clock_id .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fa clock_id
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argument
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can be one of the following values:
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.Dv CLOCK_REALTIME ,
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.Dv CLOCK_REALTIME_PRECISE ,
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.Dv CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST
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for time that increments as
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a wall clock should;
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.Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC ,
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.Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC_PRECISE ,
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.Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC_FAST
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which increments in SI seconds;
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.Dv CLOCK_UPTIME ,
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.Dv CLOCK_UPTIME_PRECISE ,
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.Dv CLOCK_UPTIME_FAST
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which starts at zero when the kernel boots and increments
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monotonically in SI seconds while the machine is running;
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.Dv CLOCK_VIRTUAL
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for time that increments only when
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the CPU is running in user mode on behalf of the calling process;
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.Dv CLOCK_PROF
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for time that increments when the CPU is running in user or
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kernel mode; or
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.Dv CLOCK_SECOND
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which returns the current second without performing a full time counter
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query, using in-kernel cached value of current second.
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.Pp
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The clock IDs
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.Fa CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST ,
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.Fa CLOCK_MONOTONIC_FAST ,
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.Fa CLOCK_UPTIME_FAST
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are analogs of corresponding IDs without _FAST suffix but do not perform
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a full time counter query, so their accuracy is one timer tick.
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Similarly,
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.Fa CLOCK_REALTIME_PRECISE ,
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.Fa CLOCK_MONOTONIC_PRECISE ,
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.Fa CLOCK_UPTIME_PRECISE
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are used to get the most exact value as possible, at the expense of
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execution time.
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.Pp
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The structure pointed to by
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.Fa tp
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is defined in
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.In sys/timespec.h
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as:
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.Pp
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.Bd -literal
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struct timespec {
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time_t tv_sec; /* seconds */
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long tv_nsec; /* and nanoseconds */
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};
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Only the super-user may set the time of day, using only
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.Fa CLOCK_REALTIME .
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If the system securelevel is greater than 1 (see
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.Xr init 8 ) ,
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the time may only be advanced.
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This limitation is imposed to prevent a malicious super-user
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from setting arbitrary time stamps on files.
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The system time can still be adjusted backwards using the
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.Xr adjtime 2
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system call even when the system is secure.
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.Pp
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The resolution (granularity) of a clock is returned by the
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.Fn clock_getres
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system call.
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This value is placed in a (non-NULL)
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.Fa *tp .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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.Rv -std
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.Sh ERRORS
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The following error codes may be set in
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.Va errno :
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The
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.Fa clock_id
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argument
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was not a valid value.
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.It Bq Er EFAULT
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The
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.Fa *tp
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argument address referenced invalid memory.
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.It Bq Er EPERM
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A user other than the super-user attempted to set the time.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr date 1 ,
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.Xr adjtime 2 ,
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.Xr ctime 3 ,
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.Xr timed 8
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn clock_gettime ,
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.Fn clock_settime ,
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and
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.Fn clock_getres
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system calls conform to
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.St -p1003.1b-93 .
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The clock IDs
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.Fa CLOCK_REALTIME_FAST ,
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.Fa CLOCK_REALTIME_PRECISE ,
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.Fa CLOCK_MONOTONIC_FAST ,
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.Fa CLOCK_MONOTONIC_PRECISE ,
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.Fa CLOCK_UPTIME ,
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.Fa CLOCK_UPTIME_FAST ,
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.Fa CLOCK_UPTIME_PRECISE ,
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.Fa CLOCK_SECOND
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are FreeBSD extensions to the POSIX interface.
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