timer_delete(3) Library Functions Manual timer_delete(3)
NAME
timer_delete - Deallocates a previously allocated per-process timer (P1003.1b)
LIBRARY
Realtime Library (librt.so, librt.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
int timer_delete (
timer_t timerid);
PARAMETERS
timerid The timer ID for the timer which is to be deallocated.
DESCRIPTION
The timer_delete function frees a per-process timer previously allocated by a call to the timer_create function. If the timer is armed when
the timer_delete function is called, the timer is disarmed and then removed. No signal is sent if the timer is deallocated with the
timer_delete function.
RETURN VALUES
On a successful call, a value of 0 (zero) is returned.
On an unsuccessful call, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate that an error occurred.
ERRORS
The timer_delete function fails under the following condition:
[EINVAL] The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: timer_create(3)
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