CVSROOT: /cvs
Module name: src
Changes by: [email protected] 2021/12/05 19:48:55
Modified files:
lib/libc/sys : gettimeofday.2
Log message:
gettimeofday.2: miscellaneous manpage cleanup
Highlights:
- Tweak the one-liner description.
- Better variable names.
- Reorder DESCRIPTION to reflect the importance of each interface.
- Advise against using gettimeofday(2) for measuring elapsed time.
- Isolate discussion of the historical timezone parameter to its
own paragraph at the end of the DESCRIPTION.
- Update ERRORS. Mention the securelevel(7) EPERM for settimeofday(2).
- Expand SEE ALSO.
- Note settimeofday(2) in STANDARDS. It is available on many systems.
Discussed with jmc@, millert@, and deraadt@. Possibly discussed with
schwarze@, though I can't find the email.
Thread: https://marc.info/?t=162765632800002&r=1&w=2
"reads fine to me" jmc@, ok millert@
