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author | ache <ache@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-08-12 17:53:00 +0000 |
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committer | ache <ache@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-08-12 17:53:00 +0000 |
commit | 3451ae1ca3ed1ea94a33aaa30c1a91992e4dd2c2 (patch) | |
tree | a405f45c4c8a0dcd70230bdfa26cc70f2f6ab8c8 | |
parent | 0f99da1026ed0bc78fd3883bdb217f6a210bf0ed (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-3451ae1ca3ed1ea94a33aaa30c1a91992e4dd2c2.zip FreeBSD-src-3451ae1ca3ed1ea94a33aaa30c1a91992e4dd2c2.tar.gz |
Reflect -current implementations
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/usleep.3 | 31 |
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 b/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 index ab7e6f0..22a0ab5 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3 @@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ System activity or time spent in processing the call may lengthen the sleep by a second. .Pp If a timer is already running on the process its state is unaltered by -this sleep implementation. +this +.Fn sleep +implementation. If the value .Fa seconds is more than or equal to the remaining clock time for the running timer, @@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ This function is implemented using by pausing for .Fa seconds of time or until any signal occurse. -For compatibility reasons during +For compatibility reasons SIGALRM signal unblocked and handled +internally during .Fn sleep -call SIGALRM handler is temporary set to the -function which does nothing but returns. +call. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn sleep @@ -79,8 +81,11 @@ needed to be passed to a subsequent sleep to complete the necessary delay. repeatedly until it returns zero may busy-wait until a timer is available. .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr alarm 3 , +.Xr setitimer 2 , .Xr signal 3 , .Xr signanosleep 2 , +.Xr ualarm 3 , .Xr usleep 3 .Sh HISTORY A diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/usleep.3 b/lib/libc/gen/usleep.3 index 66b317a..5b539f9 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/usleep.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/usleep.3 @@ -52,30 +52,29 @@ of time. System activity or time spent in processing the call may lengthen the sleep slightly. .Pp -If a timer is already running on the process its state is saved. +If a timer is already running on the process its state is unaltered by +this +.Fn usleep +implementation. If the value .Fa microseconds -is more than or equal to the remaining clock time for the saved timer, +is more than or equal to the remaining clock time for the running timer, the sleep time is set to the remaining clock time. -The state of the previous timer -is restored after +.Pp +This function is implemented using +.Xr signanosleep 2 +by pausing for .Fa microseconds -has passed. +of time or until SIGALRM signal occurse. +.Sh NOTES .Pp -This routine is implemented using -.Xr setitimer 2 ; -it requires eight system calls each time it is invoked. -A similar but less compatible function can be obtained with a single -.Xr select 2 ; -such a function would not restart after signals, but would not interfere -with other uses of -.Xr setitimer . +A microsecond is 0.000001 seconds. .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr getitimer 2 , -.Xr setitimer 2 , -.Xr sigpause 2 , .Xr alarm 3 , +.Xr setitimer 2 , +.Xr signal 3 , +.Xr signanosleep 2 , .Xr sleep 3 , .Xr ualarm 3 .Sh HISTORY |