diff --git a/man2/adjtimex.2 b/man2/adjtimex.2 index bb4ff258d..18823c8ae 100644 --- a/man2/adjtimex.2 +++ b/man2/adjtimex.2 @@ -157,7 +157,22 @@ and should be specified. .TP .BR ADJ_TAI " (since Linux 2.6.26)" -TAI offset. +.\" commit 153b5d054ac2d98ea0d86504884326b6777f683d +Set TAI (Atomic International Time) offset from +.IR buf->constant . + +.BR ADJ_TAI +should not be used in conjunction with +.BR ADJ_TIMECONST , +since the latter mode also employs the +.IR buf->constant +field. + +For a complete explanation of TAI +and the difference between TAI and UTC, see +.UR http://www.bipm.org/en/bipm/tai/tai.html +.I BIPM +.UE ) .TP .BR ADJ_TICK Set tick value from @@ -201,30 +216,6 @@ for .IR modes . Only the superuser may set any parameters. -In the case of -.BR ADJ_TAI , -as -.I buf->tai -is read-only, the new value is passed through -.IR buf->constant . -Therefore -.BR ADJ_TAI -should not be used in conjunction with -.BR ADJ_TIMECONST , -since the latter mode also employs the -.IR buf->constant -field. -.PP -Support for TAI (Atomic International Time) -was added -.\" commit 153b5d054ac2d98ea0d86504884326b6777f683d -in Linux 2.6.26. -For a complete explanation of TAI -and the difference between TAI and UTC, see -.UR http://www.bipm.org/en/bipm/tai/tai.html -.I BIPM -.UE ) - The .I buf.status field is a bit mask that is used to set and/or retrieve status