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SDEVENTWAIT(3) sd_event_wait SDEVENTWAIT(3)
NAME top
sd_event_wait, sd_event_prepare, sd_event_dispatch,
sd_event_get_state, sd_event_get_iteration, SD_EVENT_INITIAL,
SD_EVENT_PREPARING, SD_EVENT_ARMED, SD_EVENT_PENDING,
SD_EVENT_RUNNING, SD_EVENT_EXITING, SD_EVENT_FINISHED - Low-level
event loop operationsSYNOPSIS top
**#include <systemd/sd-event.h>**
**enum {**
**SD_EVENT_INITIAL**,
**SD_EVENT_PREPARING**,
**SD_EVENT_ARMED**,
**SD_EVENT_PENDING**,
**SD_EVENT_RUNNING**,
**SD_EVENT_EXITING**,
**SD_EVENT_FINISHED**,
};
**int sd_event_prepare(sd_event ***_event_**);**
**int sd_event_wait(sd_event ***_event_**, uint64_t** _usec_**);**
**int sd_event_dispatch(sd_event ***_event_**);**
**int sd_event_get_state(sd_event ***_event_**);**
**int sd_event_get_iteration(sd_event ***_event_**, uint64_t ***_ret_**);**DESCRIPTION top
The low-level **sd_event_prepare()**, **sd_event_wait()** and
**sd_event_dispatch()** functions may be used to execute specific
phases of an event loop. See [sd_event_run(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Frun.3.html) and [sd_event_loop(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Floop.3.html)
for higher-level functions that execute individual but complete
iterations of an event loop or run it continuously.
**sd_event_prepare()** checks for pending events and arms necessary
timers. If any events are ready to be processed ("pending"), it
returns a positive, non-zero value, and the caller should process
these events with **sd_event_dispatch()**.
**sd_event_dispatch()** dispatches the highest priority event source
that has a pending event. On success, **sd_event_dispatch()** returns
either zero, which indicates that no further event sources may be
dispatched and exiting of the event loop was requested via
[sd_event_exit(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fexit.3.html); or a positive non-zero value, which means that
an event source was dispatched and the loop returned to its
initial state, and the caller should initiate the next event loop
iteration by invoking **sd_event_prepare()** again.
In case **sd_event_prepare()** returned zero, **sd_event_wait()** should
be called to wait for further events or a timeout. If any events
are ready to be processed, it returns a positive, non-zero value,
and the events should be dispatched with **sd_event_dispatch()**.
Otherwise, the event loop returned to its initial state and the
next event loop iteration should be initiated by invoking
**sd_event_prepare()** again.
**sd_event_get_state()** may be used to determine the state the event
loop is currently in. It returns one of the states described
below.
**sd_event_get_iteration()** may be used to determine the current
iteration of the event loop. It returns an unsigned 64-bit integer
containing a counter that increases monotonically with each
iteration of the event loop, starting with 0. The counter is
increased at the time of the **sd_event_prepare()** invocation.
All five functions take, as the first argument, the event loop
object _event_ that has been created with **sd_event_new()**. The
timeout for **sd_event_wait()** is specified in _usec_ in microseconds.
**(uint64_t) -1** may be used to specify an infinite timeout.STATE MACHINE top
The event loop knows the following states, that may be queried
with **sd_event_get_state()**.
**SD_EVENT_INITIAL**
The initial state the event loop is in, before each event loop
iteration. Use **sd_event_prepare()** to transition the event loop
into the **SD_EVENT_ARMED** or **SD_EVENT_PENDING** states.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_PREPARING**
An event source is currently being prepared, i.e. the
preparation handler is currently being executed, as set with
[sd_event_source_set_prepare(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fsource%5Fset%5Fprepare.3.html). This state is only seen in the
event source preparation handler that is invoked from the
**sd_event_prepare()** call and is immediately followed by
**SD_EVENT_ARMED** or **SD_EVENT_PENDING**.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_ARMED**
**sd_event_prepare()** has been called and no event sources were
ready to be dispatched. Use **sd_event_wait()** to wait for new
events, and transition into **SD_EVENT_PENDING** or back into
**SD_EVENT_INITIAL**.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_PENDING**
**sd_event_prepare()** or **sd_event_wait()** have been called and
there were event sources with events pending. Use
**sd_event_dispatch()** to dispatch the highest priority event
source and transition back to **SD_EVENT_INITIAL**, or
**SD_EVENT_FINISHED**.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_RUNNING**
A regular event source is currently being dispatched. This
state is only seen in the event source handler that is invoked
from the **sd_event_dispatch()** call, and is immediately followed
by **SD_EVENT_INITIAL** or **SD_EVENT_FINISHED** as soon the event
source handler returns. Note that during dispatching of exit
event sources the **SD_EVENT_EXITING** state is seen instead.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_EXITING**
Similar to **SD_EVENT_RUNNING** but is the state in effect while
dispatching exit event sources. It is followed by
**SD_EVENT_INITIAL** or **SD_EVENT_FINISHED** as soon as the event
handler returns.
Added in version 229.
**SD_EVENT_FINISHED**
The event loop has exited. All exit event sources have run. If
the event loop is in this state it serves no purpose anymore,
and should be freed.
Added in version 229.
A simplified flow chart of the states and the calls to transition
between them is shown below. Note that **SD_EVENT_PREPARING**,
**SD_EVENT_RUNNING** and **SD_EVENT_EXITING** are not shown here.
INITIAL -<---<---<---<---<---<---<---<---<---<---<---<---\
| |
| ^
| |
v ret == 0 |
sd_event_prepare() >--->--->--->--->- ARMED |
| | ^
| ret > 0 | |
| | |
v v ret == 0 |
PENDING <---<---<---<---<---< sd_event_wait() >--->--->--+
| ret > 0 ^
| |
| |
v |
sd_event_dispatch() >--->--->--->--->--->--->--->--->--->--->/
| ret > 0
| ret == 0
|
v
FINISHEDRETURN VALUE top
On success, these functions return 0 or a positive integer. On
failure, they return a negative errno-style error code. In case of
**sd_event_prepare()** and **sd_event_wait()**, a positive, non-zero
return code indicates that events are ready to be processed and
zero indicates that no events are ready. In case of
**sd_event_dispatch()**, a positive, non-zero return code indicates
that the event loop returned to its initial state and zero
indicates the event loop has exited. **sd_event_get_state()** returns
a positive or zero state on success.Errors Returned errors may indicate the following problems:
**-EINVAL**
The _event_ parameter is invalid or **NULL**.
**-EBUSY**
The event loop object is not in the right state.
**-ESTALE**
The event loop is already terminated.
**-ECHILD**
The event loop has been created in a different process,
library or module instance.
Other errors are possible, too.NOTES top
Functions described here are available as a shared library, which
can be compiled against and linked to with the
**libsystemd pkg-config**(1) file.
The code described here uses [getenv(3)](../man3/getenv.3.html), which is declared to be
not multi-thread-safe. This means that the code calling the
functions described here must not call [setenv(3)](../man3/setenv.3.html) from a parallel
thread. It is recommended to only do calls to **setenv()** from an
early phase of the program when no other threads have been
started.HISTORY top
**sd_event_prepare()**, **sd_event_wait()**, **sd_event_dispatch()**, and
**sd_event_get_state()** were added in version 221.
**sd_event_get_iteration()** was added in version 231.SEE ALSO top
[systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html), [sd_event_new(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fnew.3.html), [sd_event_add_io(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Fio.3.html),
[sd_event_add_time(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Ftime.3.html), [sd_event_add_signal(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Fsignal.3.html),
[sd_event_add_child(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Fchild.3.html), [sd_event_add_inotify(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Finotify.3.html),
[sd_event_add_defer(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fadd%5Fdefer.3.html), [sd_event_run(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Frun.3.html), [sd_event_get_fd(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fget%5Ffd.3.html),
[sd_event_source_set_prepare(3)](../man3/sd%5Fevent%5Fsource%5Fset%5Fprepare.3.html)COLOPHON top
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