c-user: Use a common phrase for pointer parameters

Mention the type of the pointer in the parameter description.  Use the
more general term "object" instead of "variable".

Update #3993.
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Sebastian Huber
2021-06-14 09:18:23 +02:00
parent 1a281869a9
commit c70715baea
15 changed files with 163 additions and 159 deletions

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@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ Gets the time of day associated with the current :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_of_day``
This parameter is the pointer to a RTEMS time of day variable. When the
directive call is successful, the time of day associated with the
This parameter is the pointer to an :c:type:`rtems_time_of_day` object.
When the directive call is successful, the time of day associated with the
:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the directive call will be
stored in this variable.
stored in this object.
.. rubric:: RETURN VALUES:
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ current :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``time_of_day``
This parameter is the pointer to a timeval structure variable. When the
directive call is successful, the seconds and microseconds elapsed since
the :term:`Unix epoch` and the :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during
the directive call will be stored in this variable.
This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
<https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
object. When the directive call is successful, the seconds and
microseconds elapsed since the :term:`Unix epoch` and the
:term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the directive call will be
stored in this object.
.. rubric:: RETURN VALUES:
@@ -234,10 +236,10 @@ Gets the seconds elapsed since the :term:`RTEMS epoch` and the current
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``seconds_since_rtems_epoch``
This parameter is the pointer to an interval variable. When the directive
call is successful, the seconds elapsed since the :term:`RTEMS epoch` and
the :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the directive call will be
stored in this variable.
This parameter is the pointer to an :c:type:`rtems_interval` object. When
the directive call is successful, the seconds elapsed since the
:term:`RTEMS epoch` and the :term:`CLOCK_REALTIME` at some point during the
directive call will be stored in this object.
.. rubric:: RETURN VALUES:
@@ -370,11 +372,12 @@ system initialization using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``uptime``
This parameter is the pointer to a timeval structure variable. When the
directive call is successful, the seconds and nanoseconds elapsed since
some time point during the system initialization and some point during the
directive call using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be stored in this
variable.
This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
<https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
object. When the directive call is successful, the seconds and nanoseconds
elapsed since some time point during the system initialization and some
point during the directive call using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be
stored in this object.
.. rubric:: RETURN VALUES:
@@ -420,10 +423,11 @@ system initialization using :term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC`.
.. rubric:: PARAMETERS:
``uptime``
This parameter is the pointer to a timeval structure variable. The seconds
and microseconds elapsed since some time point during the system
initialization and some point during the directive call using
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be stored in this variable. The pointer shall
This parameter is the pointer to a `struct timeval
<https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/sys/time.h.html>`_
object. The seconds and microseconds elapsed since some time point during
the system initialization and some point during the directive call using
:term:`CLOCK_MONOTONIC` will be stored in this object. The pointer shall
be valid, otherwise the behaviour is undefined.
.. rubric:: CONSTRAINTS: