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diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi index 04258b77f7..1907819407 100644 --- a/manual/time.texi +++ b/manual/time.texi @@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ treated with care. This structure is used to control and monitor kernel time in a greater level of detail. It contains the following members: @table @code -@item unsigned int mode +@item unsigned int modes This variable controls whether and which values are set. Several symbolic constants have to be combined with @emph{binary or} to specify the effective mode. These constants start with @code{MOD_}. @@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ the effective mode. These constants start with @code{MOD_}. @item long int offset This value indicates the current offset of the local clock from the true time. The value is given in microseconds. If bit @code{MOD_OFFSET} is -set in @code{mode}, the offset (and possibly other dependent values) can +set in @code{modes}, the offset (and possibly other dependent values) can be set. The offset's absolute value must not exceed @code{MAXPHASE}. @item long int frequency @@ -1946,7 +1946,9 @@ exceeded the threshold. @deftypefun int ntp_adjtime (struct timex *@var{tptr}) The @code{ntp_adjtime} function sets the structure specified by @var{tptr} to current values. In addition, values passed in @var{tptr} -can be used to replace existing settings. +can be used to replace existing settings. To do this the @code{modes} +element of the @code{struct timex} must be set appropriately. Setting +it to zero selects reading the current state. The return value is @code{0} on success and other values on failure. The following @code{errno} error conditions are defined for this function: |