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CLOCKGETRES(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual CLOCKGETRES(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   clock_getres, clock_gettime, clock_settime — clock and timer
   functions

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <time.h>

   int clock_getres(clockid_t _clockid_, struct timespec *_res_);
   int clock_gettime(clockid_t _clockid_, struct timespec *_tp_);
   int clock_settime(clockid_t _clockid_, const struct timespec *_tp_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _clockgetres_() function shall return the resolution of any
   clock. Clock resolutions are implementation-defined and cannot be
   set by a process. If the argument _res_ is not NULL, the resolution
   of the specified clock shall be stored in the location pointed to
   by _res_.  If _res_ is NULL, the clock resolution is not returned. If
   the _time_ argument of _clocksettime_() is not a multiple of _res_,
   then the value is truncated to a multiple of _res_.

   The _clockgettime_() function shall return the current value _tp_ for
   the specified clock, _clockid_.

   The _clocksettime_() function shall set the specified clock,
   _clockid_, to the value specified by _tp_.  Time values that are
   between two consecutive non-negative integer multiples of the
   resolution of the specified clock shall be truncated down to the
   smaller multiple of the resolution.

   A clock may be system-wide (that is, visible to all processes) or
   per-process (measuring time that is meaningful only within a
   process).  All implementations shall support a _clockid_ of
   CLOCK_REALTIME as defined in _<time.h>_.  This clock represents the
   clock measuring real time for the system.  For this clock, the
   values returned by _clockgettime_() and specified by
   _clocksettime_() represent the amount of time (in seconds and
   nanoseconds) since the Epoch. An implementation may also support
   additional clocks. The interpretation of time values for these
   clocks is unspecified.

   If the value of the CLOCK_REALTIME clock is set via
   _clocksettime_(), the new value of the clock shall be used to
   determine the time of expiration for absolute time services based
   upon the CLOCK_REALTIME clock. This applies to the time at which
   armed absolute timers expire.  If the absolute time requested at
   the invocation of such a time service is before the new value of
   the clock, the time service shall expire immediately as if the
   clock had reached the requested time normally.

   Setting the value of the CLOCK_REALTIME clock via _clocksettime_()
   shall have no effect on threads that are blocked waiting for a
   relative time service based upon this clock, including the
   _nanosleep_() function; nor on the expiration of relative timers
   based upon this clock. Consequently, these time services shall
   expire when the requested relative interval elapses, independently
   of the new or old value of the clock.

   If the Monotonic Clock option is supported, all implementations
   shall support a _clockid_ of CLOCK_MONOTONIC defined in _<time.h>_.
   This clock represents the monotonic clock for the system. For this
   clock, the value returned by _clockgettime_() represents the amount
   of time (in seconds and nanoseconds) since an unspecified point in
   the past (for example, system start-up time, or the Epoch). This
   point does not change after system start-up time. The value of the
   CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock cannot be set via _clocksettime_().  This
   function shall fail if it is invoked with a _clockid_ argument of
   CLOCK_MONOTONIC.

   The effect of setting a clock via _clocksettime_() on armed per-
   process timers associated with a clock other than CLOCK_REALTIME
   is implementation-defined.

   If the value of the CLOCK_REALTIME clock is set via
   _clocksettime_(), the new value of the clock shall be used to
   determine the time at which the system shall awaken a thread
   blocked on an absolute _clocknanosleep_() call based upon the
   CLOCK_REALTIME clock. If the absolute time requested at the
   invocation of such a time service is before the new value of the
   clock, the call shall return immediately as if the clock had
   reached the requested time normally.

   Setting the value of the CLOCK_REALTIME clock via _clocksettime_()
   shall have no effect on any thread that is blocked on a relative
   _clocknanosleep_() call. Consequently, the call shall return when
   the requested relative interval elapses, independently of the new
   or old value of the clock.

   Appropriate privileges to set a particular clock are
   implementation-defined.

   If _POSIX_CPUTIME is defined, implementations shall support clock
   ID values obtained by invoking _clockgetcpuclockid_(), which
   represent the CPU-time clock of a given process. Implementations
   shall also support the special **clockid_t** value
   CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, which represents the CPU-time clock of
   the calling process when invoking one of the _clock*_() or
   _timer*_() functions. For these clock IDs, the values returned by
   _clockgettime_() and specified by _clocksettime_() represent the
   amount of execution time of the process associated with the clock.
   Changing the value of a CPU-time clock via _clocksettime_() shall
   have no effect on the behavior of the sporadic server scheduling
   policy (see _Scheduling Policies_).

   If _POSIX_THREAD_CPUTIME is defined, implementations shall support
   clock ID values obtained by invoking _pthreadgetcpuclockid_(),
   which represent the CPU-time clock of a given thread.
   Implementations shall also support the special **clockid_t** value
   CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, which represents the CPU-time clock of
   the calling thread when invoking one of the _clock*_() or _timer*_()
   functions. For these clock IDs, the values returned by
   _clockgettime_() and specified by _clocksettime_() shall represent
   the amount of execution time of the thread associated with the
   clock. Changing the value of a CPU-time clock via _clocksettime_()
   shall have no effect on the behavior of the sporadic server
   scheduling policy (see _Scheduling Policies_).

RETURN VALUE top

   A return value of 0 shall indicate that the call succeeded. A
   return value of -1 shall indicate that an error occurred, and
   _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ shall be set to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _clockgetres_(), _clockgettime_(), and _clocksettime_() functions
   shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The _clockid_ argument does not specify a known clock.

   The _clockgettime_() function shall fail if:

   **EOVERFLOW**
          The number of seconds will not fit in an object of type
          **time_t**.

   The _clocksettime_() function shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The _tp_ argument to _clocksettime_() is outside the range for
          the given clock ID.

   **EINVAL** The _tp_ argument specified a nanosecond value less than zero
          or greater than or equal to 1000 million.

   **EINVAL** The value of the _clockid_ argument is CLOCK_MONOTONIC.

   The _clocksettime_() function may fail if:

   **EPERM** The requesting process does not have appropriate privileges
          to set the specified clock.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   Note that the absolute value of the monotonic clock is meaningless
   (because its origin is arbitrary), and thus there is no need to
   set it.  Furthermore, realtime applications can rely on the fact
   that the value of this clock is never set and, therefore, that
   time intervals measured with this clock will not be affected by
   calls to _clocksettime_().

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Scheduling Policies_, [clock_getcpuclockid(3p)](../man3/clock%5Fgetcpuclockid.3p.html), [clock_nanosleep(3p)](../man3/clock%5Fnanosleep.3p.html),
   [ctime(3p)](../man3/ctime.3p.html), [mq_receive(3p)](../man3/mq%5Freceive.3p.html), [mq_send(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fsend.3p.html), [nanosleep(3p)](../man3/nanosleep.3p.html),
   [pthread_mutex_timedlock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Ftimedlock.3p.html), [sem_timedwait(3p)](../man3/sem%5Ftimedwait.3p.html), [time(3p)](../man3/time.3p.html),
   [timer_create(3p)](../man3/timer%5Fcreate.3p.html), [timer_getoverrun(3p)](../man3/timer%5Fgetoverrun.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [time.h(0p)](../man0/time.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

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   form  from  IEEE  Std  1003.1-2017,   Standard   for   Information
   Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7,  2018  Edition,  Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc  and  The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
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Pages that refer to this page:time.h(0p), clock(3p), clock_getcpuclockid(3p), clock_nanosleep(3p), clock_settime(3p), gettimeofday(3p), posix_trace_create(3p), pthread_getcpuclockid(3p), time(3p), timer_create(3p), timer_getoverrun(3p)