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30 .\" @(#)sleep.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
37 .Nd high resolution sleep
43 .Fn clock_nanosleep "clockid_t clock_id" "int flags" "const struct timespec *rqtp" "struct timespec *rmtp"
45 .Fn nanosleep "const struct timespec *rqtp" "struct timespec *rmtp"
49 flag is not set in the
53 suspends execution of the calling thread until either the number of
54 seconds and nanoseconds specified in the
56 argument have elapsed using the clock in the
58 argument, or a signal is delivered to the calling process and its
59 action is to invoke a signal catching function or to terminate the
68 suspends execution of the calling thread until either the value
69 of the clock specified in the
71 argument reaches the value of the
73 argument in seconds and nanoseconds,
74 or a signal is delivered to the calling process and its
75 action is to invoke a signal catching function or to terminate the
78 The suspension time may be longer than requested due to the
79 scheduling of other activity by the system.
101 specified is the time source.
107 functions return because the requested time has elapsed, the value
108 returned will be zero.
114 functions return due to the delivery of a signal, the value returned
115 will be the \-1, and the global variable
117 will be set to indicate the interruption.
122 the timespec structure it references is updated to contain the
123 unslept amount (the request time minus the time actually slept).
125 If any of the following conditions occur, the
127 function shall return \-1 and set
129 to the corresponding value.
136 points to memory that is not a valid part of the process
140 was interrupted by the delivery of a signal.
143 specified a nanosecond value less than zero or greater than 1000 million.
146 is not supported by this implementation.
149 .Fn clock_nanosleep ,
150 the clock specified in the
152 argument is not supported.