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[elogind.git] / man / systemd.timer.xml

diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml
index 1f0aac2eed00afabda8b85261454822606742c69..484287ccf67fc3f770f6883e8f7df6039e8b4d3e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/systemd.timer.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.timer.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 <title>Description</title>
 
                 <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in
                 <title>Description</title>
 
                 <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in

-                <filename>.timer</filename> encodes information about
+                <literal>.timer</literal> encodes information about

                 a timer controlled and supervised by systemd, for
                 timer-based activation.</para>
 
                 a timer controlled and supervised by systemd, for
                 timer-based activation.</para>
 


@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                                 combined of the same and of different
                                 types. For example, by combining
                                 <varname>OnBootSec=</varname> and
                                 combined of the same and of different
                                 types. For example, by combining
                                 <varname>OnBootSec=</varname> and

-                                <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname> it is
+                                <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname>, it is

                                 possible to define a timer that
                                 elapses in regular intervals and
                                 activates a specific service each
                                 possible to define a timer that
                                 elapses in regular intervals and
                                 activates a specific service each


@@ -163,7 +163,14 @@
                                 to any of these options, the list of
                                 timers is reset, and all prior
                                 assignments will have no
                                 to any of these options, the list of
                                 timers is reset, and all prior
                                 assignments will have no

-                                effect.</para></listitem>
+                                effect.</para>
+
+                                <para>Note that timers are not
+                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                time configured with these settings,
+                                as they are subject to the
+                                <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
+                                setting below.</para></listitem>

 
                         </varlistentry>
 
 
                         </varlistentry>
 


@@ -171,23 +178,68 @@
                                 <term><varname>OnCalendar=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Defines realtime
                                 <term><varname>OnCalendar=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Defines realtime

-                                (i.e. wallclock) timers via calendar
+                                (i.e. wallclock) timers with calendar

                                 event expressions. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for more information on the syntax of
                                 calendar event expressions. Otherwise
                                 the semantics are similar to
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and
                                 event expressions. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for more information on the syntax of
                                 calendar event expressions. Otherwise
                                 the semantics are similar to
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and

-                                related settings.</para></listitem>
+                                related settings.</para>
+
+                                <para>Note that timers are not
+                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                time configured with this setting,
+                                as it is subject to the
+                                <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
+                                setting below.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         </varlistentry>
 

+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>AccuracySec=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Specify the accuracy
+                                the timer shall elapse with. Defaults
+                                to 1min. The timer is scheduled to
+                                expire within a time window starting
+                                with the time specified in
+                                <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>,
+                                <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>,
+                                <varname>OnBootSec=</varname>,
+                                <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname>,
+                                <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname> or
+                                <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname>
+                                and ending the time configured with
+                                <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
+                                later. Within this time window the
+                                expiry time will be placed at a
+                                host-specific, randomized but stable
+                                position, that is synchronized between
+                                all local timer units. This is done in
+                                order to distribute the wake-up time
+                                in networked installations, as well as
+                                optimizing power consumption to
+                                suppress unnecessary CPU wake-ups. To
+                                get best accuracy set this option to
+                                1us. Note that the timer is still
+                                subject to the timer slack configured
+                                via
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+                                <varname>TimerSlackNSec=</varname>
+                                setting. See
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                                for details. To optimize power
+                                consumption make sure to set this
+                                value as high as possible and as low
+                                as necessary.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>

                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Unit=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>The unit to activate
                                 when this timer elapses. The argument is a
                                 unit name, whose suffix is not
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Unit=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>The unit to activate
                                 when this timer elapses. The argument is a
                                 unit name, whose suffix is not

-                                <filename>.timer</filename>. If not
+                                <literal>.timer</literal>. If not

                                 specified, this value defaults to a
                                 service that has the same name as the
                                 timer unit, except for the
                                 specified, this value defaults to a
                                 service that has the same name as the
                                 timer unit, except for the


@@ -208,7 +260,9 @@
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

-                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>

                   </para>
         </refsect1>
 
                   </para>
         </refsect1>