Timer Manager ############# Introduction ============ The timer manager is ... The services provided by the timer manager are: - ``timer_create`` - Create a Per-Process Timer - ``timer_delete`` - Delete a Per-Process Timer - ``timer_settime`` - Set Next Timer Expiration - ``timer_gettime`` - Get Time Remaining on Timer - ``timer_getoverrun`` - Get Timer Overrun Count Background ========== Operations ========== System Calls ============ This section details the timer manager’s services. A subsection is dedicated to each of this manager’s services and describes the calling sequence, related constants, usage, and status codes. .. COMMENT: timer_create timer_create - Create a Per-Process Timer ----------------------------------------- **CALLING SEQUENCE:** .. code:: c #include #include int timer_create( clockid_t clock_id, struct sigevent \*evp, timer_t \*timerid ); **STATUS CODES:** ``EXXX`` - **DESCRIPTION:** **NOTES:** .. COMMENT: timer_delete timer_delete - Delete a Per-Process Timer ----------------------------------------- **CALLING SEQUENCE:** .. code:: c #include int timer_delete( timer_t timerid ); **STATUS CODES:** ``EXXX`` - **DESCRIPTION:** **NOTES:** .. COMMENT: timer_settime timer_settime - Set Next Timer Expiration ----------------------------------------- **CALLING SEQUENCE:** .. code:: c #include int timer_settime( timer_t timerid, int flags, const struct itimerspec \*value, struct itimerspec \*ovalue ); **STATUS CODES:** ``EXXX`` - **DESCRIPTION:** **NOTES:** .. COMMENT: timer_gettime timer_gettime - Get Time Remaining on Timer ------------------------------------------- **CALLING SEQUENCE:** .. code:: c #include int timer_gettime( timer_t timerid, struct itimerspec \*value ); **STATUS CODES:** ``EXXX`` - **DESCRIPTION:** **NOTES:** .. COMMENT: timer_getoverrun timer_getoverrun - Get Timer Overrun Count ------------------------------------------ **CALLING SEQUENCE:** .. code:: c #include int timer_getoverrun( timer_t timerid ); **STATUS CODES:** ``EXXX`` - **DESCRIPTION:** **NOTES:** .. COMMENT: COPYRIGHT(c) 1988-2002. .. COMMENT: On-Line Applications Research Corporation(OAR). .. COMMENT: All rights reserved.