Subject: Setitimer ?
To: 'tech-kern@netbsd.org' <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Riaz Randeree <RiazR@cat.co.za>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/11/1999 11:51:13
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Hello,
I have NetBSD 1.3.2 for i386, and the call to setitimer
fails with EINVAL.
Looking at file: sys/kern/kern_time.c,
a function itimerfix is called and if tv_sec > 100 000 000
(3/3/1973) it fails.
So I set the time to the 0th hour and
setitimer(ITIMER_REAL...) works.
Does setitimer work with today's date?
Could someone please provide me with a sample?
All I want is similarly functionality as the POSIX
timer_settime.
Thanks in advance
Riaz
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have NetBSD 1.3.2 for i386, and the call to setitimer fails with EINVAL.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Looking at file: sys/kern/kern_time.c,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">a function itimerfix is called and if tv_sec > 100 000 000 (3/3/1973) it fails.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So I set the time to the 0th hour and setitimer(ITIMER_REAL...) works.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Does setitimer work with today's date?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Could someone please provide me with a sample?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">All I want is similarly functionality as the POSIX timer_settime.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks in advance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Riaz</FONT>
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