io/sys/poll.h

   1 /* Compatibility definitions for System V `poll' interface.
   2    Copyright (C) 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   3    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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  19
  20 #ifndef _SYS_POLL_H
  21 #define _SYS_POLL_H     1
  22
  23 #include <features.h>
  24
  25 /* Get the platform dependent bits of `poll'.  */
  26 #include <bits/poll.h>
  27
  28 __BEGIN_DECLS
  29
  30 /* Data structure describing a polling request.  */
  31 struct pollfd
  32   {
  33     int fd;                     /* File descriptor to poll.  */
  34     short int events;           /* Types of events poller cares about.  */
  35     short int revents;          /* Types of events that actually occurred.  */
  36   };
  37
  38
  39 /* Poll the file descriptors described by the NFDS structures starting at
  40    FDS.  If TIMEOUT is nonzero and not -1, allow TIMEOUT milliseconds for
  41    an event to occur; if TIMEOUT is -1, block until an event occurs.
  42    Returns the number of file descriptors with events, zero if timed out,
  43    or -1 for errors.  */
  44 extern int __poll (struct pollfd *__fds, unsigned long int __nfds,
  45                    int __timeout) __THROW;
  46 extern int poll (struct pollfd *__fds, unsigned long int __nfds, int __timeout)
  47      __THROW;
  48
  49 __END_DECLS
  50
  51 #endif  /* sys/poll.h */