/*	$NetBSD: ualarm.c,v 1.1.1.9 2005/09/20 17:16:14 rpaulo Exp $	*/

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1997-2005 Erez Zadok
 * Copyright (c) 1990 Jan-Simon Pendry
 * Copyright (c) 1990 Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine
 * Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
 * Jan-Simon Pendry at Imperial College, London.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
 *    must display the following acknowledgment:
 *      This product includes software developed by the University of
 *      California, Berkeley and its contributors.
 * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
 *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
 *    without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 *
 * File: am-utils/libamu/ualarm.c
 *
 */

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include <config.h>
#endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
#include <am_defs.h>
#include <amu.h>

#define	USPS	1000000		/* # of microseconds in a second */


/*
 * Generate a SIGALRM signal in ``usecs'' microseconds.
 * If ``reload'' is non-zero, keep generating SIGALRM
 * every ``reload'' microseconds after the first signal.
 */
u_int
ualarm(u_int usecs, u_int interval)
{
  struct itimerval new, old;

  new.it_interval.tv_usec = interval % USPS;
  new.it_interval.tv_sec = interval / USPS;
  new.it_value.tv_usec = usecs % USPS;
  new.it_value.tv_sec = usecs / USPS;

  if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &new, &old) == 0)
    return (old.it_value.tv_sec * USPS + old.it_value.tv_usec);

  return -1;
}