lib/libc/gen/alarm.c

   1 /*
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  28  *
  29  * @(#)alarm.c  8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
  30  * $DragonFly: src/lib/libc/gen/alarm.c,v 1.4 2005/11/13 00:07:42 swildner Exp $
  31  */
  32
  33 /*
  34  * Backwards compatible alarm.
  35  */
  36 #include <sys/time.h>
  37 #include <unistd.h>
  38
  39 unsigned int
  40 alarm(unsigned int secs)
  41 {
  42         struct itimerval it, oitv;
  43         struct itimerval *itp = &it;
  44
  45         timerclear(&itp->it_interval);
  46         itp->it_value.tv_sec = secs;
  47         itp->it_value.tv_usec = 0;
  48         if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, itp, &oitv) < 0)
  49                 return (-1);
  50         if (oitv.it_value.tv_usec)
  51                 oitv.it_value.tv_sec++;
  52         return (oitv.it_value.tv_sec);
  53 }