[Bug nptl/14717] Allow choice of clock source for calls to sem_timedwait() and pthread_mutex_timedwait().

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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14717

Dean Jenkins <Dean_Jenkins at mentor dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Dean Jenkins <Dean_Jenkins at mentor dot com> ---
Is there any news on allowing CLOCK_MONOTONIC to be used with sem_timedwait() ?

The issue we are facing on an embedded ARM project is that sem_timedwait() can
misbehave when the system clock aka CLOCK_REALTIME is modified such as by a GPS
timebase. Typically the system does not have a real RTC and starts at the EPOCH
of 1970 and then sometime after boot the system clock gets adjusted to the
present day time. This causes a misbehaviour of sem_timedwait() because an
absolute timespec is used such as a time in 1970.

I think a lack of a monotonic clock for functions such as sem_timedwait() is a
serious limitation in embedded systems.

I read reports on the Internet about sem_timedwait() not having a monotonic
clock but no solutions or workarounds appear to be written in the reports. Does
anyone have a workaround because this seems to be a long-standing
issue/limitation ?

Thanks.

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