125 lines
3.7 KiB
Groff
125 lines
3.7 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: time_second.9,v 1.4 2009/03/12 12:40:20 joerg Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
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.\" <<Id: LICENSE,v 1.2 2000/06/14 15:57:33 cgd Exp>>
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.\"
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.Dd November 28, 2008
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.Dt TIME_SECOND 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm time_second ,
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.Nm time_uptime ,
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.Nm boottime
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.Nd system time variables
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/time.h
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.Vt extern time_t time_second;
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.Vt extern time_t time_uptime;
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.In sys/kernel.h
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.Vt extern struct timeval boottime;
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Va time_second
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variable is the system's
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.Dq wall time
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clock.
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It is set at boot by
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.Xr inittodr 9 ,
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and is updated periodically via
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.Xr timecounter 9
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framework, and also updated by the
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.Xr settimeofday 2
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system call.
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.Pp
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The
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.Va time_uptime
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variable is a monotonically increasing system clock.
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It is set at boot, and is updated periodically.
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(It is not updated by
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.Xr settimeofday 2 . )
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.Pp
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The
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.Va boottime
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variable holds the system boot time.
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It is set at system boot, and is updated when the system time is adjusted
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with
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.Xr settimeofday 2 .
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.Pp
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All of these variables contain times
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expressed in seconds and microseconds since midnight (0 hour),
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January 1, 1970.
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.Pp
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The
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.Xr bintime 9 ,
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.Xr getbintime 9 ,
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.Xr microtime 9 ,
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.Xr getmicrotime 9 ,
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.Xr nanotime 9 ,
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and
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.Xr getnanotime 9
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functions can be used to get the current time more accurately and in an
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atomic manner.
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.Pp
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Similarly, the
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.Xr binuptime 9 ,
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.Xr getbinuptime 9 ,
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.Xr microuptime 9 ,
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.Xr getmicrouptime 9 ,
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.Xr nanouptime 9 ,
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and
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.Xr getnanouptime 9
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functions can be used to get the time elapsed since boot more accurately
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and in an atomic manner.
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.Pp
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.Va boottime
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may be read and written without special precautions.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr clock_settime 2 ,
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.Xr ntp_adjtime 2 ,
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.Xr settimeofday 2 ,
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.Xr bintime 9 ,
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.Xr binuptime 9 ,
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.Xr getbintime 9 ,
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.Xr getbinuptime 9 ,
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.Xr getmicrotime 9 ,
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.Xr getmicrouptime 9 ,
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.Xr getnanotime 9 ,
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.Xr getnanouptime 9 ,
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.Xr hardclock 9 ,
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.Xr hz 9 ,
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.Xr inittodr 9 ,
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.Xr microtime 9 ,
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.Xr microuptime 9 ,
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.Xr nanotime 9 ,
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.Xr nanouptime 9 ,
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.Xr timecounter 9
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