RTEMS 4.6.0 On-Line Library

Signal Manager alarm - Schedule Alarm

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2.4.18: alarm - Schedule Alarm

CALLING SEQUENCE:

#include <signal.h>

unsigned int alarm(
  unsigned int seconds
);

STATUS CODES:

This call always succeeds.

DESCRIPTION:

If there was a previous alarm() request with time remaining, then this routine returns the number of seconds until that outstanding alarm would have fired. If no previous alarm() request was outstanding, then zero is returned.

NOTES:

NONE

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