usr/src/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.c

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1985 Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 */

#ifndef lint
static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ualarm.c    5.1 (Berkeley) %G%";
#endif not lint

#include <sys/time.h>

#define USPS    1000000         /* # of microseconds in a second */

/*
 * Generate a SIGALRM signal in ``usecs'' microseconds.
 * If ``reload'' is non-zero, keep generating SIGALRM
 * every ``reload'' microseconds after the first signal.
 */
unsigned
ualarm(usecs, reload)
        register unsigned usecs;
        register unsigned reload;
{
        struct itimerval new, old;

        new.it_interval.tv_usec = reload % USPS;
        new.it_interval.tv_sec = reload / USPS;

        new.it_value.tv_usec = usecs % USPS;
        new.it_value.tv_sec = usecs / USPS;

        if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &new, &old) == 0)
                return (old.it_value.tv_sec * USPS + old.it_value.tv_usec);
        /* else */
                return (-1);
}