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29.Dd November 21, 2001
30.Dt VFS_TIMESTAMP 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm vfs_timestamp
34.Nd "generate current timestamp"
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In sys/param.h
37.In sys/vnode.h
38.Ft void
39.Fn vfs_timestamp "struct timespec *tsp"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Fn vfs_timestamp
43function fills in
44.Fa tsp
45with the current time.
46.Pp
47The precision is based on the value of the
48.Va vfs.timestamp_precision
49sysctl variable:
50.Pp
51.Bl -tag -width ".No \(>=3" -compact
52.It 0
53seconds only; nanoseconds are zeroed.
54.It 1
55seconds and nanoseconds, accurate within 1/HZ.
56.It 2
57seconds and nanoseconds, truncated to microseconds.
58.It \(>=3
59seconds and nanoseconds, maximum precision.
60.El
61.Sh AUTHORS
62This manual page was written by
63.An Chad David Aq Mt davidc@acns.ab.ca .
64