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authorache <ache@FreeBSD.org>1997-08-14 07:57:58 +0000
committerache <ache@FreeBSD.org>1997-08-14 07:57:58 +0000
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Describe itimerfix upper limit
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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2 b/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2
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--- a/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/getitimer.2
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ signal is
delivered. Because this signal may interrupt in-progress
system calls, programs using this timer must be prepared to
restart interrupted system calls.
+.Pp
+The maximum number of seconds allowed for
+.Fa it_interval
+and
+.Fa it_value
+in
+.Fn setitimer
+is 100000000.
.Sh NOTES
Three macros for manipulating time values are defined in
.Ao Pa sys/time.h Ac .
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