HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 3 Library Functions N-Z (vol 7)

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rmtimer(3C) rmtimer(3C)
NAME
rmtimer - free a per-process timer
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/timers.h>
int rmtimer(timer_t timerid);
DESCRIPTION
The rmtimer() function is used to free a previously allocated timer (returned by mktimer(). Any
pending timer event to be generated by this timer has been canceled when the call returns.
APPLICATION USAGE
rmtimer() is thread-safe. It is not async-cancel-safe.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, rmtimer() returns zero; otherwise, it returns −1 and sets errno to indi-
cate the error.
ERRORS
rmtimer() fails if the following condition is encountered:
[EINVAL] timerid is not a valid timer ID.
FILES
/usr/include/sys/timers.h
SEE ALSO
timers(2), mktimer(3C), reltimer(3C).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
rmtimer(): AES
HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000 − 1 − Section 3−−777
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