TIMER_GETTIME
Section: Linux Programmer's Guide
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Updated: 2004-March-12
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NAME
timer_gettime - Get the time remaining on a POSIX.1b interval timer
SYNOPSIS
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- long sys_timer_gettime (timer_t timer_id, struct itimerspec *setting);
DESCRIPTION
timer_gettime gets the time remaining on a POSIX.1b interval timer, timer_id. It then loads this value in to the argument pointed to by setting.
RETURN VALUE
timer_gettime returns 0 on success. Otherwise, timer_gettime returns the errors listed in the "Errors" section.
ERRORS
- -EINVAL
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An invalid timer_id value was specified.
- -EFAULT
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An invalid address of setting was specified.
SEE ALSO
timer_create(2), timer_delete(2), timer_getovverun(2), timer_settime(2).
AUTHOR
Niki Rahimi.