timer_getoverrun(3p) - Linux manual page (original) (raw)
TIMERGETOVERRUN(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TIMERGETOVERRUN(3P)
PROLOG top
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.NAME top
timer_getoverrun, timer_gettime, timer_settime — per-process
timersSYNOPSIS top
#include <time.h>
int timer_getoverrun(timer_t _timerid_);
int timer_gettime(timer_t _timerid_, struct itimerspec *_value_);
int timer_settime(timer_t _timerid_, int _flags_,
const struct itimerspec *restrict _value_,
struct itimerspec *restrict _ovalue_);DESCRIPTION top
The _timergettime_() function shall store the amount of time until
the specified timer, _timerid_, expires and the reload value of the
timer into the space pointed to by the _value_ argument. The
_itvalue_ member of this structure shall contain the amount of time
before the timer expires, or zero if the timer is disarmed. This
value is returned as the interval until timer expiration, even if
the timer was armed with absolute time. The _itinterval_ member of
_value_ shall contain the reload value last set by _timersettime_().
The _timersettime_() function shall set the time until the next
expiration of the timer specified by _timerid_ from the _itvalue_
member of the _value_ argument and arm the timer if the _itvalue_
member of _value_ is non-zero. If the specified timer was already
armed when _timersettime_() is called, this call shall reset the
time until next expiration to the _value_ specified. If the _itvalue_
member of _value_ is zero, the timer shall be disarmed. The effect
of disarming or resetting a timer with pending expiration
notifications is unspecified.
If the flag TIMER_ABSTIME is not set in the argument _flags_,
_timersettime_() shall behave as if the time until next expiration
is set to be equal to the interval specified by the _itvalue_
member of _value_. That is, the timer shall expire in _itvalue_
nanoseconds from when the call is made. If the flag TIMER_ABSTIME
is set in the argument _flags_, _timersettime_() shall behave as if
the time until next expiration is set to be equal to the
difference between the absolute time specified by the _itvalue_
member of _value_ and the current value of the clock associated with
_timerid_. That is, the timer shall expire when the clock reaches
the value specified by the _itvalue_ member of _value_. If the
specified time has already passed, the function shall succeed and
the expiration notification shall be made.
The reload value of the timer shall be set to the value specified
by the _itinterval_ member of _value_. When a timer is armed with a
non-zero _itinterval_, a periodic (or repetitive) timer is
specified.
Time values that are between two consecutive non-negative integer
multiples of the resolution of the specified timer shall be
rounded up to the larger multiple of the resolution. Quantization
error shall not cause the timer to expire earlier than the rounded
time value.
If the argument _ovalue_ is not NULL, the _timersettime_() function
shall store, in the location referenced by _ovalue_, a value
representing the previous amount of time before the timer would
have expired, or zero if the timer was disarmed, together with the
previous timer reload value. Timers shall not expire before their
scheduled time.
Only a single signal shall be queued to the process for a given
timer at any point in time. When a timer for which a signal is
still pending expires, no signal shall be queued, and a timer
overrun shall occur. When a timer expiration signal is delivered
to or accepted by a process, the _timergetoverrun_() function shall
return the timer expiration overrun count for the specified timer.
The overrun count returned contains the number of extra timer
expirations that occurred between the time the signal was
generated (queued) and when it was delivered or accepted, up to
but not including an implementation-defined maximum of
{DELAYTIMER_MAX}. If the number of such extra expirations is
greater than or equal to {DELAYTIMER_MAX}, then the overrun count
shall be set to {DELAYTIMER_MAX}. The value returned by
_timergetoverrun_() shall apply to the most recent expiration
signal delivery or acceptance for the timer. If no expiration
signal has been delivered for the timer, the return value of
_timergetoverrun_() is unspecified.
The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the _timerid_
argument to _timergetoverrun_(), _timergettime_(), or
_timersettime_() does not correspond to a timer ID returned by
_timercreate_() but not yet deleted by _timerdelete_().RETURN VALUE top
If the _timergetoverrun_() function succeeds, it shall return the
timer expiration overrun count as explained above.
If the _timergettime_() or _timersettime_() functions succeed, a
value of 0 shall be returned.
If an error occurs for any of these functions, the value -1 shall
be returned, and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set to indicate the error.ERRORS top
The _timersettime_() function shall fail if:
**EINVAL** A _value_ structure specified a nanosecond value less than
zero or greater than or equal to 1000 million, and the
_itvalue_ member of that structure did not specify zero
seconds and nanoseconds.
The _timersettime_() function may fail if:
**EINVAL** The _itinterval_ member of _value_ is not zero and the timer
was created with notification by creation of a new thread
(_sigevsigevnotify_ was SIGEV_THREAD) and a fixed stack
address has been set in the thread attribute pointed to by
_sigevnotifyattributes_.
_The following sections are informative._EXAMPLES top
None.APPLICATION USAGE top
Using fixed stack addresses is problematic when timer expiration
is signaled by the creation of a new thread. Since it cannot be
assumed that the thread created for one expiration is finished
before the next expiration of the timer, it could happen that two
threads use the same memory as a stack at the same time. This is
invalid and produces undefined results.RATIONALE top
Practical clocks tick at a finite rate, with rates of 100 hertz
and 1000 hertz being common. The inverse of this tick rate is the
clock resolution, also called the clock granularity, which in
either case is expressed as a time duration, being 10 milliseconds
and 1 millisecond respectively for these common rates. The
granularity of practical clocks implies that if one reads a given
clock twice in rapid succession, one may get the same time value
twice; and that timers must wait for the next clock tick after the
theoretical expiration time, to ensure that a timer never returns
too soon. Note also that the granularity of the clock may be
significantly coarser than the resolution of the data format used
to set and get time and interval values. Also note that some
implementations may choose to adjust time and/or interval values
to exactly match the ticks of the underlying clock.
This volume of POSIX.1‐2017 defines functions that allow an
application to determine the implementation-supported resolution
for the clocks and requires an implementation to document the
resolution supported for timers and _nanosleep_() if they differ
from the supported clock resolution. This is more of a procurement
issue than a runtime application issue.
If an implementation detects that the value specified by the
_timerid_ argument to _timergetoverrun_(), _timergettime_(), or
_timersettime_() does not correspond to a timer ID returned by
_timercreate_() but not yet deleted by _timerdelete_(), it is
recommended that the function should fail and report an **[EINVAL]**
error.FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.SEE ALSO top
[clock_getres(3p)](../man3/clock%5Fgetres.3p.html), [timer_create(3p)](../man3/timer%5Fcreate.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [time.h(0p)](../man0/time.h.0p.html)COPYRIGHT top
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Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
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