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--- a/c-user/clock/directives.rst
+++ b/c-user/clock/directives.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
-.. Copyright (C) 2014, 2021 embedded brains GmbH (http://www.embedded-brains.de)
+.. Copyright (C) 2014, 2021 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
.. Copyright (C) 1988, 2008 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
.. This file is part of the RTEMS quality process and was automatically
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Gets the time of day associated with the current :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_of_day``
- This parameter is the pointer to an :c:type:`rtems_time_of_day` object.
+ This parameter is the pointer to an :ref:`InterfaceRtemsTimeOfDay` object.
When the directive call is successful, the time of day associated with the
:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the directive call will be
stored in this object.
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarse` directive may be used to get the
-time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+time in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeBintime` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeTimeval` to get the time in alternative
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a ``struct bintime`` object. The time
elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some time point during the directive call will be
stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to `NULL
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseBintime` directive may be used to get
-the time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+the time in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtime` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeTimeval` to get the time in alternative
@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseTimeval` directive may be used to get
-the time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+the time in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtime` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeBintime` to get the time in alternative
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_realtime_coarse()
---------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
-:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse precision in seconds and nanoseconds format.
+:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse resolution in seconds and nanoseconds format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
-:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtime` directive may be used to get the time
-with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtime` directive may be used to get the time in
+a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseBintime` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseTimeval` to get the time in
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_realtime_coarse_bintime()
-----------------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
-:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse precision in binary time format.
+:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse resolution in binary time format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a ``struct bintime`` object. The time
elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some time point close to the directive call will
be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeBintime` directive may be used to get the
-time with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+time in a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarse` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseTimeval` to get the time in
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_realtime_coarse_timeval()
-----------------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
-:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse precision in seconds and microseconds format.
+:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` in coarse resolution in seconds and microseconds format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ Gets the time elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` measured using
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeTimeval` directive may be used to get the
-time with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+time in a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarse` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetRealtimeCoarseTimeval` to get the time in
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in seconds and nanoseconds format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timespec
+ <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/chrono/timespec>`_ object. The time
elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point during the directive call will
be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
@@ -574,9 +575,9 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in seconds and nanoseconds format.
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarse` directive may be used to get the
-time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+time with in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicBintime`,
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicSbintime`, and
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in binary time format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a ``struct bintime`` object. The time
elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point during the directive call will
be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
@@ -628,9 +629,9 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in binary time format.
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseBintime` directive may be used to
-get the time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+get the time in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonic`,
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicSbintime`, and
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point during the directive call.
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system.
+time in the highest resolution available to the system.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonic`,
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicBintime`, and
@@ -719,19 +720,20 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in seconds and microseconds format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
- elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
- :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point during the directive call will
- be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
- `NULL <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/types/NULL>`_ is undefined
+ This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
+ <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
+ object. The time elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured
+ using the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point during the directive
+ call will be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer
+ equal to `NULL <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/types/NULL>`_ is undefined
behaviour.
.. rubric:: NOTES:
The directive accesses a device provided by the :term:`Clock Driver` to get the
-time in the highest precision available to the system. Alternatively, the
+time in the highest resolution available to the system. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseTimeval` directive may be used to
-get the time with less precision and less runtime overhead.
+get the time in a lower resolution and with less runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonic`,
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicBintime`, and
@@ -762,7 +764,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_monotonic_coarse()
----------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using
-the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse precision in seconds and nanoseconds
+the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse resolution in seconds and nanoseconds
format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -774,7 +776,8 @@ format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timespec
+ <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/chrono/timespec>`_ object. The time
elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point close to the directive call will
be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
@@ -785,8 +788,8 @@ format.
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
-:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonic` directive may be used to get the time
-with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonic` directive may be used to get the time in
+a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseBintime` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseTimeval` to get the time in
@@ -816,7 +819,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_monotonic_coarse_bintime()
------------------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using
-the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse precision in binary time format.
+the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse resolution in binary time format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -827,7 +830,7 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse precision in binary time format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a ``struct bintime`` object. The time
elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point close to the directive call will
be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
@@ -839,7 +842,7 @@ the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse precision in binary time format.
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicBintime` directive may be used to get the
-time with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+time in a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarse` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseTimeval` to get the time in
@@ -869,7 +872,7 @@ rtems_clock_get_monotonic_coarse_timeval()
------------------------------------------
Gets the time elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using
-the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse precision in seconds and microseconds
+the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` in coarse resolution in seconds and microseconds
format.
.. rubric:: CALLING SEQUENCE:
@@ -881,11 +884,12 @@ format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_snapshot``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
- elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured using the
- :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point close to the directive call will
- be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer equal to
- `NULL <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/types/NULL>`_ is undefined
+ This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
+ <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
+ object. The time elapsed since some fixed time point in the past measured
+ using the :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` at some time point close to the directive
+ call will be stored in this object. Calling the directive with a pointer
+ equal to `NULL <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/types/NULL>`_ is undefined
behaviour.
.. rubric:: NOTES:
@@ -893,7 +897,7 @@ format.
The directive does not access a device to get the time. It uses a recent
snapshot provided by the :term:`Clock Driver`. Alternatively, the
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicTimeval` directive may be used to get the
-time with higher precision and higher runtime overhead.
+time in a higher resolution and with a higher runtime overhead.
See :ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarse` and
:ref:`InterfaceRtemsClockGetMonotonicCoarseBintime` to get the time in
@@ -983,7 +987,7 @@ system initialization in binary time format.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``boot_time``
- This parameter is the pointer to a :c:type:`bintime` object. The time
+ This parameter is the pointer to a ``struct bintime`` object. The time
elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` at some time point during system
initialization call will be stored in this object. Calling the directive
with a pointer equal to `NULL
@@ -1082,8 +1086,8 @@ Gets the seconds elapsed since the :term:`RTEMS epoch` and the current
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``seconds_since_rtems_epoch``
- This parameter is the pointer to an :c:type:`rtems_interval` object. When
- the directive call is successful, the seconds elapsed since the
+ This parameter is the pointer to an :ref:`InterfaceRtemsInterval` object.
+ When the directive call is successful, the seconds elapsed since the
:term:`RTEMS epoch` and the :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the
directive call will be stored in this object.
@@ -1218,12 +1222,11 @@ system initialization using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``uptime``
- This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
- <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
- object. When the directive call is successful, the seconds and nanoseconds
- elapsed since some time point during the system initialization and some
- point during the directive call using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be
- stored in this object.
+ This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timespec
+ <https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/chrono/timespec>`_ object. When the
+ directive call is successful, the seconds and nanoseconds elapsed since
+ some time point during the system initialization and some point during the
+ directive call using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be stored in this object.
.. rubric:: RETURN VALUES: