Describe upper limit based on itimerfix restriction

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3 b/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
index 4d99fa1..5e47a15 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ will supersede the prior call.
 The request
 .Fn alarm "0"
 voids the current
-alarm and the signal SIGALRM will not be delivered. The maximum number of
+alarm and the signal SIGALRM will not be delivered.
+.Pp
+Due to
+.Xr setitimer 2
+restriction the maximum number of
 .Ar seconds
-allowed
-is 2147483647.
+allowed is 100000000.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Pp
 The return value of 
 .Fn alarm
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3 b/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3
index 91713b2..bad7e10 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     From: @(#)ualarm.3	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
-.\"     $Id: ualarm.3,v 1.5 1997/02/22 14:58:19 peter Exp $
+.\"     $Id: ualarm.3,v 1.6 1997/08/14 06:32:25 ache Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1994
 .Dt UALARM 3
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ to the process every
 microseconds after the timer expires (e.g. after
 .Fa value
 microseconds have passed).
+.Pp
+Due to
+.Xr setitimer 2
+restriction the maximum number of
+.Ar microseconds
+and
+.Ar interval
+is limited to 100000000000000
+(in case this value fit in the unsigned integer).
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 When the signal has successfully been caught,
 .Fn ualarm