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40 .Nd initialize system time
43 .Fn inittodr "time_t base"
47 function determines the time and sets the system clock.
48 It tries to pick the correct time using a set of heuristics that examine
49 the system's battery-backed clock and the time reported by the file
52 Those heuristics include:
55 If the battery-backed clock has a valid time, and is not significantly
56 behind the time provided by
60 If the battery-backed clock does not have a valid time, or is significantly
61 behind the time provided in
63 and the time provided in
67 is used as the current time.
69 If the battery-backed clock appears invalid, and
71 appears non-sensical or was not provided (was given as zero),
72 an arbitrary base (typically some time within the same year that
73 the kernel was last updated) will be used.
76 Once a system time has been determined, it is stored in the
82 function prints diagnostic messages if it has trouble figuring
84 Conditions that can cause diagnostic messages to be printed include:
87 There is no battery-backed clock present on the system.
89 The battery-backed clock's time appears nonsensical.
93 time appears nonsensical.
97 time and the battery-backed clock's time differ by a large amount.
100 .Xr clock_ymdhms_to_secs 9 ,
104 Some systems use heuristics for picking the correct time that are slightly