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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
Specifies the per-process timer to use; this value is obtained from a
call to mktimer().
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.
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:
The timerid parameter does not specify a known timer.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions:
mktimer(2), reltimer(3), rmtimer(3)
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- ERRORS
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- RELATED INFORMATION
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