ualarm(3C) Standard C Library Functions ualarm(3C)NAME
ualarm - schedule signal after interval in microseconds
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
useconds_t ualarm(useconds_t useconds, useconds_t interval);
DESCRIPTION
The ualarm() function causes the SIGALRM signal to be generated for the calling process after the number of real-time microseconds speci-
fied by the useconds argument has elapsed. When the interval argument is non-zero, repeated timeout notification occurs with a period in
microseconds specified by the interval argument. If the notification signal, SIGALRM, is not caught or ignored, the calling process is ter-
minated.
Because of scheduling delays, resumption of execution when the signal is caught may be delayed an arbitrary amount of time.
Interactions between ualarm() and either alarm(2) or sleep(3C) are unspecified.
RETURN VALUES
The ualarm() function returns the number of microseconds remaining from the previous ualarm() call. If no timeouts are pending or if
ualarm() has not previously been called, ualarm() returns 0.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
USAGE
The ualarm() function is a simplified interface to setitimer(2), and uses the ITIMER_REAL interval timer.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO alarm(2), setitimer(2), sighold(3C), signal(3C), sleep(3C), usleep(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.11 14 Aug 2002 ualarm(3C)
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UALARM(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual UALARM(3P)PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
ualarm - set the interval timer
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
useconds_t ualarm(useconds_t useconds, useconds_t interval);
DESCRIPTION
The ualarm() function shall cause the SIGALRM signal to be generated for the calling process after the number of realtime microseconds
specified by the useconds argument has elapsed. When the interval argument is non-zero, repeated timeout notification occurs with a period
in microseconds specified by the interval argument. If the notification signal, SIGALRM, is not caught or ignored, the calling process is
terminated.
Implementations may place limitations on the granularity of timer values. For each interval timer, if the requested timer value requires a
finer granularity than the implementation supports, the actual timer value shall be rounded up to the next supported value.
Interactions between ualarm() and any of the following are unspecified:
alarm()
nanosleep()
setitimer()
timer_create()
timer_delete()
timer_getoverrun()
timer_gettime()
timer_settime()
sleep()
RETURN VALUE
The ualarm() function shall return the number of microseconds remaining from the previous ualarm() call. If no timeouts are pending or if
ualarm() has not previously been called, ualarm() shall return 0.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
Applications are recommended to use nanosleep() if the Timers option is supported, or setitimer(), timer_create(), timer_delete(),
timer_getoverrun(), timer_gettime(), or timer_settime() instead of this function.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
alarm(), nanosleep(), setitimer(), sleep(), timer_create(), timer_delete(), timer_getoverrun(), the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <unistd.h>
COPYRIGHT
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ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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