Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 15:24:42 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: Conrad Meyer <cem@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r337334 - head/lib/libc/sys Message-ID: <201808042224.w74MOgLi095274@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <201808042208.w74M8OmD057603@repo.freebsd.org>
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> Author: cem > Date: Sat Aug 4 22:08:24 2018 > New Revision: 337334 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/337334 > > Log: > settimeofday(2): Remove stale note about timezone > > Contrary to the removed comment, the kernel does appear to use the timezone > argument of settimeofday. The comment dates to the BSD4.4 import; I assume it > is just stale. In what way is the kernel using TZ? It shouldn't be. Or is it using the TZ to adjust the passed in time to UTC/GMT, which I would of thought is done before calling settimeofday. > Modified: > head/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.2 > > Modified: head/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.2 > ============================================================================== > --- head/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.2 Sat Aug 4 21:57:17 2018 (r337333) > +++ head/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.2 Sat Aug 4 22:08:24 2018 (r337334) > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ > .\" @(#)gettimeofday.2 8.2 (Berkeley) 5/26/95 > .\" $FreeBSD$ > .\" > -.Dd December 27, 2015 > +.Dd August 4, 2018 > .Dt GETTIMEOFDAY 2 > .Os > .Sh NAME > @@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ > .Ft int > .Fn settimeofday "const struct timeval *tp" "const struct timezone *tzp" > .Sh DESCRIPTION > -.Bf -symbolic > -Note: timezone is no longer used; this information is kept outside > -the kernel. > -.Ef > -.Pp > The system's notion of the current Greenwich time and the current time > zone is obtained with the > .Fn gettimeofday > > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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