posix_timers.cc File Reference

#include <errno.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include "my_timer.h"

Functions
static void	timer_notify_thread_func (sigval arg)
	Timer expiration notification thread. More...
int	my_timer_initialize ()
	Initialize internal components. More...
void	my_timer_deinitialize ()
	Release any resources that were allocated as part of initialization. More...
int	my_timer_create (my_timer_t *timer)
	Create a timer object. More...
int	my_timer_set (my_timer_t *timer, unsigned long time)
	Set the time until the next expiration of the timer. More...
int	my_timer_cancel (my_timer_t *timer, int *state)
	Cancel the timer. More...
void	my_timer_delete (my_timer_t *timer)
	Delete a timer object. More...

Function Documentation

my_timer_cancel()

int my_timer_cancel	(	my_timer_t *	timer,
		int *	state
	)

Cancel the timer.

Parameters

timer	Timer object.
state	The state of the timer at the time of cancellation, either signaled (false) or nonsignaled (true).

Returns

On success, 0. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

my_timer_create()

int my_timer_create

(

my_timer_t *

timer

)

Create a timer object.

Parameters

timer

Location where the timer ID is returned.

Returns

On success, 0. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

my_timer_deinitialize()

void my_timer_deinitialize

(

void

)

Release any resources that were allocated as part of initialization.

my_timer_delete()

void my_timer_delete

(

my_timer_t *

timer

)

Delete a timer object.

Parameters

timer

Timer object.

my_timer_initialize()

int my_timer_initialize

(

void

)

Initialize internal components.

Returns

On success, 0. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

my_timer_set()

int my_timer_set	(	my_timer_t *	timer,
		unsigned long	time
	)

Set the time until the next expiration of the timer.

Parameters

timer	Timer object.
time	Amount of time (in milliseconds) before the timer expires.

Returns

On success, 0. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

timer_notify_thread_func()

static void timer_notify_thread_func ( sigval  arg )

static

Timer expiration notification thread.

Parameters

arg	Event info.