> This has nothing to do with linux-kernel.
> The routine ftime is obsolete, but inspection of its source
> shows
>
> timebuf->millitm = 0;
>
> (in sysdeps/generic/ftime.c).
> The more desirable
>
> timebuf->millitm = (tv.tv_usec + 999) / 1000;
>
> is found only in sysdeps/unix/bsd/ftime.c,
> while linux uses the buggy generic version.
>
> So, I updated the man page:
>
> ...
>
> BUGS
> Under libc4 and libc5 the millitm field is meaningful.
> But glibc2 is buggy and returns 0 there.
>
> HISTORY
> The ftime function appeared in 4.2BSD.
> ...
IMHO you should not update the man page (and declare it a `feature')
but fix glibc !! face it, it's a _BUG_ to break such lib calls
which have been around for ages...
>
>
> Andries
>
>
> [Indeed, a random libc4 machine (with Linux 1.2.11) says
> # ./timebug
> It's now 926378129.583
> It's now 926378129.605
> ]
>
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