xref: /csrg-svn/lib/libc/gen/alarm.c (revision 42620)
122079Smckusick /*
222079Smckusick  * Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
335304Sbostic  * All rights reserved.
435304Sbostic  *
5*42620Sbostic  * %sccs.include.redist.c%
622079Smckusick  */
712973Ssam 
826541Sdonn #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
9*42620Sbostic static char sccsid[] = "@(#)alarm.c	5.4 (Berkeley) 06/01/90";
1035304Sbostic #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
1122079Smckusick 
1212973Ssam /*
1312973Ssam  * Backwards compatible alarm.
1412973Ssam  */
1512973Ssam #include <sys/time.h>
1612973Ssam 
1712973Ssam alarm(secs)
1812973Ssam 	int secs;
1912973Ssam {
2012973Ssam 	struct itimerval it, oitv;
2112973Ssam 	register struct itimerval *itp = &it;
2212973Ssam 
2312973Ssam 	timerclear(&itp->it_interval);
2412973Ssam 	itp->it_value.tv_sec = secs;
2512973Ssam 	itp->it_value.tv_usec = 0;
2612973Ssam 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, itp, &oitv) < 0)
2712973Ssam 		return (-1);
2816215Sralph 	if (oitv.it_value.tv_usec)
2916215Sralph 		oitv.it_value.tv_sec++;
3012973Ssam 	return (oitv.it_value.tv_sec);
3112973Ssam }
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