From c4dddee3f5d2714e0a5cb9a137cb01e7cf2adf2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Sherrill Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:06:46 +0000 Subject: Major update/merge of POSIX manual. --- doc/posix_users/clock.t | 274 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 274 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/posix_users/clock.t (limited to 'doc/posix_users/clock.t') diff --git a/doc/posix_users/clock.t b/doc/posix_users/clock.t new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7c05acd671 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/posix_users/clock.t @@ -0,0 +1,274 @@ +@c +@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998. +@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). +@c All rights reserved. +@c +@c $Id$ +@c + +@chapter Clock Manager + +@section Introduction + +The clock manager ... + +The directives provided by the clock manager are: + +@itemize @bullet +@item @code{clock_gettime} - +@item @code{clock_settime} - +@item @code{clock_getres} - +@item @code{sleep} - Delay Process Execution +@item @code{nanosleep} - +@item @code{gettimeofday} - Get the Time of Day +@item @code{time} - Get time in seconds +@end itemize + +@section Background + +There is currently no text in this section. + +@section Operations + +There is currently no text in this section. + +@section Directives + +This section details the clock manager's directives. +A subsection is dedicated to each of this manager's directives +and describes the calling sequence, related constants, usage, +and status codes. + +@subsection clock_gettime - + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +int clock_gettime( + clockid_t clock_id, + struct timespec *tp +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +On error, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to one of the following: + +@table @b +@item EINVAL +The tp pointer parameter is invalid. + +@item EINVAL +The clock_id specified is invalid. +@end table + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +@subheading NOTES: + +NONE + +@page +@subsection clock_settime - + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +int clock_settime( + clockid_t clock_id, + const struct timespec *tp +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +On error, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to one of the following: + +@table @b +@item EINVAL +The tp pointer parameter is invalid. + +@item EINVAL +The clock_id specified is invalid. + +@item EINVAL +The contents of the tp structure are invalid. + +@end table + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +@subheading NOTES: + +NONE + +@page +@subsection clock_getres - + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +int clock_getres( + clockid_t clock_id, + struct timespec *res +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +On error, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to one of the following: + +@table @b +@item EINVAL +The res pointer parameter is invalid. + +@item EINVAL +The clock_id specified is invalid. + +@end table + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +@subheading NOTES: + +If res is NULL, then the resolution is not returned. + +@page +@subsection sleep - Delay Process Execution + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +unsigned int sleep( + unsigned int seconds +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +This routine returns the number of unslept seconds. + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +The @code{sleep()} function delays the calling thread by the specified +number of @code{seconds}. + +@subheading NOTES: + +This call is interruptible by a signal. + +@page +@subsection nanosleep - + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +int nanosleep( + const struct timespec *rqtp, + struct timespec *rmtp +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +On error, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to one of the following: + +@table @b +@item EINTR +The routine was interrupted by a signal. + +@item EAGAIN +The requested sleep period specified negative seconds or nanoseconds. + +@item EINVAL +The requested sleep period specified an invalid number for the nanoseconds +field. + +@end table + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +@subheading NOTES: + +This call is interruptible by a signal. + +@page +@subsection gettimeofday - Get the Time of Day + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include +#include + +int gettimeofday( + struct timeval *tp, + struct timezone *tzp +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +On error, this routine returns -1 and sets @code{errno} as appropriate. + +@table @b +@item EPERM +@code{settimeofdat} is called by someone other than the superuser. + +@item EINVAL +Timezone (or something else) is invalid. + +@item EFAULT +One of @code{tv} or @code{tz} pointed outside your accessible address +space + +@end table + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +This routine returns the current time of day in the @code{tp} structure. + +@subheading NOTES: + +Currently, the timezone information is not supported. The @code{tzp} +argument is ignored. + +@page +@subsection time - Get time in seconds + +@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE: + +@example +#include + +int time( + time_t *tloc +); +@end example + +@subheading STATUS CODES: + +This routine returns the number of seconds since the Epoch. + +@subheading DESCRIPTION: + +@code{time} returns the time since 00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970, +measured in seconds + +If @code{tloc} in non null, the return value is also stored in the +memory pointed to by @code{t}. + +@subheading NOTES: + +NONE + -- cgit v1.2.3