gettimer(3)gettimer(3)NAMEgettimer - Get value of a per-process timer
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/timers.h>
int gettimer(
timer_t timerid,
struct itimerspec *tp );
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc)
PARAMETERS
Specifies the per-process timer to use; this value is obtained from a
call to mktimer(). Points to an itimerspec structure.
DESCRIPTION
The gettimer() function gets the current value of a per-process timer.
NOTES
The gettimer() function is part of the POSIX 1003.4 real-time extenâ
sions, which is not an approved standard. As such, it is liable to
change. Trial use
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the gettimer() function returns the value 0
(zero). Otherwise, the gettimer() function returns a value of -1 and
sets errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
If the gettimer() function fails, errno may be set to the following
value: The timerid parameter does not specify a known timer.
SEE ALSO
Functions: mktimer(3), reltimer(3), rmtimer(3)gettimer(3)