xref: /netbsd-src/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.c (revision 1f2744e6e4915c9da2a3f980279398c4cf7d5e6d)
1 /*	$NetBSD: ualarm.c,v 1.4 1995/02/25 15:39:33 cgd Exp $	*/
2 
3 /*
4  * Copyright (c) 1985, 1993
5  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
6  *
7  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
8  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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15  * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
16  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
17  *	This product includes software developed by the University of
18  *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
19  * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
20  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
21  *    without specific prior written permission.
22  *
23  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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25  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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28  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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33  * SUCH DAMAGE.
34  */
35 
36 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
37 #if 0
38 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ualarm.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
39 #else
40 static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: ualarm.c,v 1.4 1995/02/25 15:39:33 cgd Exp $";
41 #endif
42 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
43 
44 #include <sys/time.h>
45 #include <unistd.h>
46 
47 #define	USPS	1000000		/* # of microseconds in a second */
48 
49 /*
50  * Generate a SIGALRM signal in ``usecs'' microseconds.
51  * If ``reload'' is non-zero, keep generating SIGALRM
52  * every ``reload'' microseconds after the first signal.
53  */
54 unsigned
55 ualarm(usecs, reload)
56 	register unsigned usecs;
57 	register unsigned reload;
58 {
59 	struct itimerval new, old;
60 
61 	new.it_interval.tv_usec = reload % USPS;
62 	new.it_interval.tv_sec = reload / USPS;
63 
64 	new.it_value.tv_usec = usecs % USPS;
65 	new.it_value.tv_sec = usecs / USPS;
66 
67 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &new, &old) == 0)
68 		return (old.it_value.tv_sec * USPS + old.it_value.tv_usec);
69 	/* else */
70 		return (-1);
71 }
72