Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 09:28:29 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Graham Wheeler <gram@cdsec.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using select() to implement a delay Message-ID: <371C9D1D.CBBB6A8F@softweyr.com> References: <199904200921.LAA09941@cdsec.com>
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Graham Wheeler wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I have an interesting problem. I have a routine to implement delays:
>
> void Sleep(int secs, int usecs = 0)
> {
> struct timeval tv;
> tv.tv_sec = secs;
> tv.tv_usec = usecs;
> (void)select(0, 0, 0, 0, &tv);
> }
>
> I am using this both because it gives better resolution than sleep(),
> and also because it doesn't require the use of SIGALRM, which I am
> using elsewhere.
Do you have any reasons not to use usleep(3) or nanosleep(2)?
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