From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>
Cc: mario.blaettermann@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Issue in man page PR_SET_TIMERSLACK.2const
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:45:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aU2iPS6cGLMTex_T@devuan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aUv636Ne0XcB5LYQ@meinfjell.helgefjelltest.de>
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Hi Helge,
On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 02:38:23PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Without further ado, the following was found:
>
> Issue: I<init> → B<init>
I've documented it as B<init>(1). Thanks!
Cheers,
Alex
>
> "When a new thread is created, the two timer slack values are made the same "
> "as the \"current\" value of the creating thread. Thereafter, a thread can "
> "adjust its \"current\" timer slack value via B<PR_SET_TIMERSLACK>. The "
> "\"default\" value can't be changed. The timer slack values of I<init> (PID "
> "1), the ancestor of all processes, are 50,000 nanoseconds (50 "
> "microseconds). The timer slack value is inherited by a child created via "
> "B<fork>(2), and is preserved across B<execve>(2)."
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2025-12-24 14:38 Issue in man page PR_SET_TIMERSLACK.2const Helge Kreutzmann
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