libexplain/adjtimex_on_error.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/errno.h>
#include <libexplain/ac/sys/timex.h>
#include <libexplain/adjtimex.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
int	explain_adjtimex_on_error (struct timex *data)

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Function Documentation

int explain_adjtimex_on_error

(

struct timex *

data

)

The explain_adjtimex_on_error function is used to call the adjtimex(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_adjtimex(3) function.

Parameters:

data	The data, exactly as to be passed to the adjtimex(2) system call.

Returns:

The value returned by the wrapped adjtimex(2) system call.

Example:

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 int result = explain_adjtimex_on_error(data);
 if (result < 0)
 {
     ...cope with error
     ...no need to print error message
 }

Definition at line 27 of file adjtimex_on_error.c.