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All Rights Reserved. .\" Copyright 2021 Oxide Computer Company .\" .Dd October 3, 2021 .Dt CLOCK_SETTIME 3C .Os .Sh NAME .Nm clock_settime , .Nm clock_gettime , .Nm clock_getres .Nd high-resolution clock operations .Sh SYNOPSIS .In time.h .Ft int .Fo clock_settime .Fa "clockid_t clock_id" .Fa "const struct timespec *tp" .Fc .Ft int .Fo clock_gettime .Fa "clockid_t clock_id" .Fa "struct timespec *tp" .Fc .Ft int .Fo clock_getres .Fa "clockid_t clock_id" .Fa "struct timespec *res" .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn clock_settime function sets the specified clock, .Fa clock_id , to the value specified by .Fa tp . Time values that are between two consecutive non-negative integer multiples of the resolution of the specified clock are truncated down to the smaller multiple of the resolution. .Pp The .Fn clock_gettime function returns the current value .Fa tp for the specified clock, .Fa clock_id . .Pp The resolution of any clock can be obtained by calling .Fn clock_getres Clock resolutions are system-dependent and cannot be set by a process. If the argument .Fa res is not .Dv NULL , the resolution of the specified clock is stored in the location pointed to by .Fa res . If .Fa res is .Dv NULL , the clock resolution is not returned. If the time argument of .Fn clock_settime is not a multiple of .Fa res , then the value is truncated to a multiple of .Fa res . .Pp A clock may be system wide .Pq that is, visible to all processes or per-process .Pq measuring time that is meaningful only within a process . .Pp The following clocks are supported in the system and defined by including .In time.h : .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Dv CLOCK_REALTIME This clock represents the realtime clock for the system. For this clock, the values returned by .Fn clock_gettime and specified by .Fn clock_settime represent the amount of time .Pq in seconds and nanoseconds since the Epoch. .It Dv CLOCK_HIGHRES This clock represents the non-adjustable, high-resolution clock for the system. For this clock, the value returned by .Fn clock_gettime represents the amount of time (in seconds and nanoseconds) since some arbitrary time in the past; it is not correlated in any way to the time of day, and thus is not subject to resetting or drifting by way of .Xr adjtime 2 , .Xr ntp adjtime 2 , .Xr settimeofday 3C , or .Fn clock_settime . The time source for this clock is the same as that for .Xr gethrtime 3C . .Pp It is not possible to set this clock with .Fn clock_settime . .Pp .Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC is an alias for this clock. Other systems define a .Dv CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW for a high-resolution clock which is not subject to adjustments. .Dv CLOCK_HIGHRES is not subject to time of day adjustments and thus can always be safely used here. .It Dv CLOCK_VIRTUAL This clock represents the amount of CPU-time .Pq in seconds and nanoseconds that the calling thread has spent executing user code. This is the same as the .Fa pr_utime member of the .Vt prusage_t and .Fa pr_utime member of the .Vt lwpsinfo_t structure discussed in .Xr proc 4 . .Pp This clock cannot be set with .Fn clock_settime and has the same source as .Xr gethrvtime 3C . .It Dv CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID This clock is similar to .Dv CLOCK_VIRTUAL ; however, it also includes the system time of the calling thread in addition to the user time. .Pp The system time is the same that is seen in the .Fa pr_stime member of the .Vt lwpsinfo_t structure discussed in .Xr proc 4 . System time includes both the system and trap microstates, .Fa pr_stime and .Fa pr_ttime of the .Vt prusage_t structure respectively. .Pp This clock cannot be set with .Fn clock_settime and it has an alias of .Dv CLOCK_PROF . .It Dv ClOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID This clock represents the total CPU-time that the process .Pq but not children has spent in both user and system time for the calling process. This is equivalent to the combination of the .Fa pr_utime and .Fa pr_stime members of the .Vt psinfo_t structure documented in .Xr proc 4 . .Pp This clock is not settable with .Fn clock_settime . .El .Sh RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, .Sy 0 is returned. Otherwise, .Sy -1 is returned and .Va errno is set to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS The .Fn clock_settime , .Fn clock_gettime , and .Fn clock_getres functions will fail if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Er EINVAL The .Fa clock_id argument does not specify a known clock. .It Er ENOSYS The functions .Fn \fBclock_settime , .Fn \fBclock_gettime , and .Fn clock_getres are not supported by this implementation. Note, this error should not occur here. .El .Pp The .Fn clock_settime function will fail if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Er EINVAL The .Fa tp argument is outside the range for the given clock ID; or the .Fa tp argument specified a nanosecond value less than zero or greater than or equal to 1000 million. .Pp The clock specified by .Fa clock_id does not support being set. .El .Pp The .Fn clock_settime function may fail if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Er EPERM The requesting process does not have the appropriate privilege to set the specified clock. .El .Sh INTERFACE STABILITY .Sy Committed .Sh MT-LEVEL .Fn clock_gettime is .Sy Async-Signal-Safe .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr adjtime 2 , .Xr ntp_adjtime 2 , .Xr time 2 , .Xr ctime 3C , .Xr gethrtime 3C , .Xr gethrvtime 3C , .Xr settimeofday 3C , .Xr timer_gettime 3C , .Xr time.h 3HEAD , .Xr proc 4