diff options
| author | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2005-11-10 20:20:31 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2005-11-10 20:20:31 +0000 |
| commit | 9d9e6430a398c1160810f5907ab7da3fe4e480a7 (patch) | |
| tree | ccfdb74010717d89a4d249f51be8e99ebd8c90d4 /lib/gethrxtime.h | |
| parent | 163141255f74334d90f7612d77ec637efd5ae7f7 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-9d9e6430a398c1160810f5907ab7da3fe4e480a7.tar.xz | |
Fix comment
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/gethrxtime.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/gethrxtime.h | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gethrxtime.h b/lib/gethrxtime.h index ecbd505d5..2247f968d 100644 --- a/lib/gethrxtime.h +++ b/lib/gethrxtime.h @@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ # include "xtime.h" /* Get the current time, as a count of the number of nanoseconds since - an arbitrary epoch (e.g., the system boot time). This clock can't - be set, is always increasing, and is nearly linear. */ + an arbitrary epoch (e.g., the system boot time). Prefer a + high-resolution clock that is not subject to resetting or + drifting. */ # if HAVE_ARITHMETIC_HRTIME_T && HAVE_DECL_GETHRTIME # include <time.h> |