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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-12 23:36:42 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-12 23:36:42 +0000
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Update.
1999-01-12 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * manual/charset.texi: Add many corrections. Patch by Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@cygnus.com>.
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@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ treated with care.
This structure is used to control and monitor kernel time in a greater
level of detail. It contains the following members:
@table @code
-@item unsigned int mode
+@item unsigned int modes
This variable controls whether and which values are set. Several
symbolic constants have to be combined with @emph{binary or} to specify
the effective mode. These constants start with @code{MOD_}.
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ the effective mode. These constants start with @code{MOD_}.
@item long int offset
This value indicates the current offset of the local clock from the true
time. The value is given in microseconds. If bit @code{MOD_OFFSET} is
-set in @code{mode}, the offset (and possibly other dependent values) can
+set in @code{modes}, the offset (and possibly other dependent values) can
be set. The offset's absolute value must not exceed @code{MAXPHASE}.
@item long int frequency
@@ -1946,7 +1946,9 @@ exceeded the threshold.
@deftypefun int ntp_adjtime (struct timex *@var{tptr})
The @code{ntp_adjtime} function sets the structure specified by
@var{tptr} to current values. In addition, values passed in @var{tptr}
-can be used to replace existing settings.
+can be used to replace existing settings. To do this the @code{modes}
+element of the @code{struct timex} must be set appropriately. Setting
+it to zero selects reading the current state.
The return value is @code{0} on success and other values on failure. The
following @code{errno} error conditions are defined for this function: