Re: [PATCHv2] __ppc_get_timebase.3: Document a new glibc function

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Hello Tulio,

On 08/22/2012 08:53 PM, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote:
> Glibc 2.16 was released with a new function for the Power architecture
> that can read its Time Base Register.
> It was included by commit d9dc34cd.

Sorry for the very long delay. I've applied this patch.
Thanks for sending it.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho <tuliom-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3 |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
> 
> diff --git a/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3 b/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..f8e5854
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
> @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
> +.\" Copyright (c) 2012, IBM Corporation.
> +.\"
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> +
> +.TH __PPC_GET_TIMEBASE 3 2012-08-13 "GNU C Library" "Linux Programmer's\
> +Manual"
> +.SH NAME
> +__ppc_get_timebase \- Get the current value of the Time Base Register on
> +Power architecture
> +.SH SYNOPSIS
> +.B #include <sys/platform/ppc.h>
> +.sp
> +.BI "uint64_t __ppc_get_timebase(void)"
> +.SH DESCRIPTION
> +.BR __ppc_get_timebase()
> +reads the current value of the Time Base Register and returns its value.
> +The Time Base Register is a 64-bit register presented in Power Architecture
> +processors that stores a monotonically incremented value updated at a
> +system-dependent frequency that may be different from the processor
> +frequency.
> +.SH RETURN VALUE
> +Returns a 64-bit unsigned integer that represents the current value of the
> +Time Base Register.
> +.SH VERSIONS
> +The GNU C Library support for __ppc_get_timebase has been provided since
> +version 2.16.
> +.SH CONFORMING TO
> +This function is a nonstandard GNU extension.
> +.SH SEE ALSO
> +.BR time (2),
> +.BR usleep (3)
> 


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