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30.Dd September 23, 2016
31.Dt CLOCK_SETTIME 2
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm clock_settime ,
35.Nm clock_gettime ,
36.Nm clock_getres
37.Nd clock and timer functions
38.Sh LIBRARY
39.Lb libc
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.In time.h
42.Ft int
43.Fn clock_settime "clockid_t clock_id" "const struct timespec *tp"
44.Ft int
45.Fn clock_gettime "clockid_t clock_id" "struct timespec *tp"
46.Ft int
47.Fn clock_getres "clockid_t clock_id" "struct timespec *res"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Fn clock_settime
51function sets the clock identified by
52.Fa clock_id
53to the absolute time specified by
54.Fa tp .
55If the time specified by
56.Fa tp
57is not a multiple of the resolution of the clock,
58.Fa tp
59is truncated to a multiple of the resolution.
60.Pp
61The
62.Fn clock_gettime
63function stores the time of the clock identified by
64.Fa clock_id
65into the location specified by
66.Fa tp .
67.Pp
68The
69.Fn clock_getres
70function stores the resolution of the clock identified by
71.Fa clock_id
72into the location specified by
73.Fa res ,
74unless
75.Fa res
76is
77.Dv NULL .
78.Pp
79The following
80.Fa clock_id
81values are supported:
82.Bl -tag -width CLOCK_MONOTONIC
83.It Dv CLOCK_REALTIME
84identifies the realtime clock for the system.
85For this clock, the values specified by
86.Fn clock_settime
87and obtained by
88.Fn clock_gettime
89represent the amount of time (in seconds and nanoseconds)
90since 00:00 Universal Coordinated Time, January 1, 1970.
91.It Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC
92identifies a clock that increases at a steady rate (monotonically).
93This clock
94is not affected by calls to
95.Xr adjtime 2
96and
97.Xr settimeofday 2
98and will
99fail with an
100.Er EINVAL
101error if it's the clock specified in a call to
102.Fn clock_settime .
103The origin of the clock is unspecified.
104.It Dv CLOCK_VIRTUAL
105identifies a clock that increments only when the CPU is running in
106user mode on behalf of the calling process.
107.It Dv CLOCK_PROF
108identifies a clock that increments when the CPU is running in user
109or kernel mode on behalf of the calling process.
110.It Dv CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID
111identifies a per process clock based on tick values.
112This clock is not settable.
113.It Dv CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID
114identifies a per thread clock based on tick values.
115This clock is not settable.
116.El
117.Pp
118If the calling user is not the super-user, the
119.Fn clock_settime
120system call will fail, and the
121.Fn clock_settime
122function in the standard C library will try to use the
123.Xr clockctl 4
124device if present, thus making it possible for non privileged users to
125set the system time.
126If
127.Xr clockctl 4
128is not present or not accessible, then
129.Fn clock_settime
130returns
131.Er EPERM .
132.Sh RETURN VALUES
133A value of 0 is returned on success.
134Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and
135.Va errno
136is set to indicate the error.
137.Sh ERRORS
138The
139.Fn clock_settime ,
140.Fn clock_gettime
141and
142.Fn clock_getres
143functions will fail if:
144.Bl -tag -width Er
145.It Bq Er EINVAL
146The
147.Fa clock_id
148argument does not specify a known clock.
149.It Bq Er ENOSYS
150The function is not supported by this implementation.
151.El
152.Pp
153The
154.Fn clock_settime
155function will fail if:
156.Bl -tag -width Er
157.It Bq Er EINVAL
158The
159.Fa tp
160argument is outside the range for the specified clock,
161.Fa clock_id ;
162or the
163.Fa tp
164argument specified a nanosecond value less than zero of greater than or equal
1651000 million;
166or the
167.Fa clock_id
168argument is a clock that can not be adjusted.
169.It Bq Er EPERM
170The
171calling process does not have the appropriate privilege to set the specified
172clock,
173.Fa clock_id .
174.El
175.Pp
176The
177.Fn clock_gettime
178function will fail if:
179.Bl -tag -width Er
180.It Bq Er EFAULT
181The
182.Fa tp
183argument specifies an address that is not a valid part of the process address
184space.
185.El
186.Sh SEE ALSO
187.Xr ctime 3 ,
188.Xr time 3 ,
189.\" .Xr timer_gettime 3 ,
190.Xr clockctl 4
191.Sh STANDARDS
192The
193.Fn clock_settime ,
194.Fn clock_gettime
195and
196.Fn clock_getres
197functions conform to
198.St -p1003.1b-93 .
199