inittodr -- initialize system time
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>
void
inittodr(time_t base);
The inittodr() function determines the time and sets the system clock.
It tries to pick the correct time using a set of heuristics that examine
the system's battery backed clock and the time obtained from the root
file system, as given in base. How the base value is obtained will vary
depending on the root file system type. The heuristics used include:
+o If the battery-backed clock has a valid time, it is used.
+o If the battery-backed clock does not have a valid time, the time provided
in base will be used.
Once a system time has been determined, it is stored in the time variable.
The inittodr() function prints diagnostic messages if it has trouble figuring
out the system time. Conditions that can cause diagnostic messages
to be printed include:
+o The battery-backed clock's time appears nonsensical.
resettodr(9), time(9)
On many systems, inittodr() has to convert from a time expressed in terms
of year, month, day, hours, minutes, and seconds to time, expressed in
seconds. Many of the implementations could share code, but do not.
Each system's heuristics for picking the correct time are slightly different.
The FreeBSD implementation should do a better job of validating the time
provided in base when the battery-backed clock is unusable. Currently it
unconditionally sets the system clock to this value.
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