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diff --git a/man2/gettimeofday.2 b/man2/gettimeofday.2 index 9d134fa49..7c2892315 100644 --- a/man2/gettimeofday.2 +++ b/man2/gettimeofday.2 @@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ On some architectures, an implementation of .BR gettimeofday () is provided in the .BR vdso (7). +.PP +The kernel accepts NULL for both +.I tv +and +.IR tz. +The timezone argument is ignored by glibc and musl, +and not passed to/from the kernel. +Android's bionic passes the timezone argument to/from the kernel, +but Android does not update the kernel timezone +based on the device timezone in Settings, +so the kernel's timezone is typically UTC. .SH STANDARDS .TP .BR gettimeofday () |