[src/trunk]: src/lib/libc/sys Note also that the interaction between setitime...

[jruoho <jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ac8becedff3d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 764745:ac8becedff3d
user:      jruoho <jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon May 02 17:14:20 2011 +0000

description:
Note also that the interaction between setitimer(2) and alarm(3) or sleep(3)
is unspecified.

diffstat:

 lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2 |  26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diffs (53 lines):

diff -r 5d3a2282378b -r ac8becedff3d lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2  Mon May 02 17:01:52 2011 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2  Mon May 02 17:14:20 2011 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: getitimer.2,v 1.25 2011/05/02 17:01:52 jruoho Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: getitimer.2,v 1.26 2011/05/02 17:14:20 jruoho Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@
 to 0 causes a timer to be disabled after its next expiration (assuming
 .Fa it_value
 is non-zero).
-Note that time values smaller than the resolution of the
-system clock are rounded up to this resolution
-(typically 10 milliseconds).
 .Pp
 The
 .Fa which
@@ -124,16 +121,29 @@
 Because this signal may interrupt in-progress
 system calls, programs using this timer must be prepared to
 restart interrupted system calls.
+.El
+Note that:
+.Bl -bullet -offset indent
+.It
+Time values smaller than the resolution of the
+system clock are rounded up to this resolution
+(typically 10 milliseconds).
+.It
+The interaction between
+.Fn setitimer
+and
+.Xr alarm 3
+or
+.Xr sleep 3
+is unspecified by the specification.
+.El
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If the calls succeed, a value of 0 is returned.
 If an error occurs, the value \-1 is returned, and a more precise error
 code is placed in the global variable
 .Va errno .
 .Sh ERRORS
-.Fn getitimer
-and
-.Fn setitimer
-will fail if:
+Both functions may fail if:
 .Bl -tag -width Er
 .It Bq Er EFAULT
 The