LDP
/
man-pages
mirror of https://github.com/mkerrisk/man-pages
0
1
Fork 0
Code Releases Activity

Note that HRTs are not supported on all h/w.

This commit is contained in:
Michael Kerrisk 2008-06-23 11:21:18 +00:00
parent 0102b0ab21
commit 9bb26f2df6
1 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

3
man7/time.7
View File

@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ On a system that supports HRTs, the accuracy of sleep and timer
system calls is no longer constrained by the jiffy,
but instead can be as accurate as the hardware allows
(microsecond accuracy is typical of modern hardware).
HRTs are not supported on all hardware architectures.
(Support is provided on x86, arm, and powerpc, among others.)
.SS "The Epoch"
Unix systems represent time in seconds since the
.IR Epoch ,