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gettimer(3)

NAME

gettimer - Gets value of a per-process timer

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc.a)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/timers.h> int gettimer( timer_t timerid, struct itimerspec *tp) ;

PARAMETERS

timerid Specifies the per-process timer to use; this value is obtained from a call to mktimer(). tp Points to an itimerspec structure.

DESCRIPTION

The gettimer() function gets the current value of a per-process timer.

NOTES

The gettimer() function is part of the POSIX 1003.4 real-time extensions, which is not an approved standard. As such, it is liable to change. AES Support Level: Trial use

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the gettimer() function returns the value 0 (zero). Otherwise, the gettimer() function returns a value of -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

If the gettimer() function fails, errno may be set to the following value: [EINVAL] The timerid parameter does not specify a known timer.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: mktimer(2), reltimer(3), rmtimer(3)

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