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.\" $NetBSD$
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2014 KAMADA Ken'ichi.
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
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.Dd June 28, 2019
.Dt VBOXTIME 4
.Os
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh NAME
.Nm vboxtime
.Nd VirtualBox time synchronization driver
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "vboxtime0 at pci? dev ? function ?"
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver periodically synchronize the guest kernel clock
with the VirtualBox host.
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver synchronizes the time every one minute.
The time is stepped if the offset is larger than 5 seconds,
and the clock speed is adjusted otherwise.
.Pp
The driver is configurable via
.Xr sysctl 8
with the nodes under
.Va hw.vboxtime0
tree.
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sysctl 8
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An "KAMADA Ken'ichi" .
.\"
.\" EOF