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1/*
2 * Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
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3 * All rights reserved.
4 *
5 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
6 * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
7 * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
8 * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
9 * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
10 * by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the
11 * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
12 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
13 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
14 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
15 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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16 */
17
2ce81398 18#if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
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19static char sccsid[] = "@(#)alarm.c 5.3 (Berkeley) %G%";
20#endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
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21
22/*
23 * Backwards compatible alarm.
24 */
25#include <sys/time.h>
26
27alarm(secs)
28 int secs;
29{
30 struct itimerval it, oitv;
31 register struct itimerval *itp = &it;
32
33 timerclear(&itp->it_interval);
34 itp->it_value.tv_sec = secs;
35 itp->it_value.tv_usec = 0;
36 if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, itp, &oitv) < 0)
37 return (-1);
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38 if (oitv.it_value.tv_usec)
39 oitv.it_value.tv_sec++;
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40 return (oitv.it_value.tv_sec);
41}