ITIMERFIX(9)

NAME
itimerfix - check that a timeval value is valid, and correct

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/time.h>
int
itimerfix(struct timeval *tv);

DESCRIPTION
The itimerfix function checks that the value in tv is valid (0 tv-tv_sec 0 tv-tv_usec 1000000), and that the total time represented is at least one tick, or zero.

If the total represented time is nonzero and smaller than tick, it is adjusted to exactly one tick.

RETURN VALUES
itimerfix returns 0 on success or EINVAL if tv is invalid.

SEE ALSO
nanosleep(2), poll(2), select(2), setitimer(2)