Rafi Cohen wrote: > Hi, I need some advice implementing timers in a multithread aplication > on linux (suse 9.3, kernel 2.6.11). > The application is written in C. > At first, I chose to use alarm() with a handler for SIGALRM, but after > some tests I concluded tht it's not wise to use this in a multithread > application, since it seems that each call to alarm() affects or even > cancels the previous one, even though the previous call was in another > thread. > Do I miss here something? may this still be used in a multithread > application? > Yes, I know about getitimer and setitimer, but I do not understand how > to adjust the timer, for example if I want a timer of 20 seconds. > If this is the solution you suggest, please provide an example that > shows how to use those functions. > Generally, any advise concerning this issue will be most appreciated. > Thanks, Rafi. I've read the entire thread, and it has some very correct advice from Gilad and others.
However, before you start implementing away, I suggest you take a look at libevent (http://freshmeat.net/projects/libevent/). I believe it does all you're looking for (and quite a bit more), and may save you a considerable amount of time. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
