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clock_settime

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long clock_settime(clockid_t which_clock, const struct __kernel_timespec *tp);
Number (x86-64) 227
ABI common
Kernel entry point sys_clock_settime

This is the raw kernel prototype from the pinned Linux 6.12.94 schema, not the libc wrapper.

Sets a clock, such as the realtime clock.

Name Type Meaning
which_clock (arg0) clockid_t Clock id, such as CLOCK_REALTIME or CLOCK_MONOTONIC.
tp (arg1) const struct __kernel_timespec * Pointer to a time structure.

On success: 0.

In an Antinomie trace the Return column and the ret filter field show the raw kernel return value. On failure that is the negative errno, for example -2 for ENOENT, not the -1 plus errno that the libc wrapper gives. syscall.errno holds the positive errno and syscall.success is false.

Raw return Name Meaning
-22 EINVAL An argument is invalid.
-1 EPERM The operation is not permitted for this process.

clock_settime(2) on man7.org

Coverage mark: Implemented. Every pointer argument has a capture rule in the pinned kernel patch and none of them records a “no decoder”, “address only” or “not observed” gap on any code path. Individual values can still be incomplete on a particular call; see the capture statuses.

Every call is recorded as an Entry record (the six argument words and the pointees copied at entry) and an Exit record (the return value and the pointees copied at exit).

Argument When How Recorded field key Condition
which_clock (arg0) Entry raw scalar word args.0, args.which_clock
tp (arg1) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.1, args.raw[1]
↳ pointee Entry structure timespec (fixed size) arg1.data always
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.which_clock (arg0), args.tp (arg1); args.0 to args.5 by position.
  • Structure timespec[2] behind tp (arg1): args.tp.<member> for tv_nsec, tv_sec.

See Syscall Trace filter for the full syntax.

For what the capture statuses mean, see Capture statuses. For what is never recorded, see Known gaps.