NAME
timer_delete - delete a per-process timer (REALTIME)
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
int timer_delete(timer_t timerid);
DESCRIPTION
The timer_delete() function deletes the specified timer, timerid,
previously created by the timer_create() function. If the timer is
armed when timer_delete() is called, the behavior shall be as if the
timer is automatically disarmed before removal. The disposition of
pending signals for the deleted timer is unspecified.
RETURN VALUE
If successful, the timer_delete() function shall return a value of
zero. Otherwise, the function shall return a value of -1 and set errno
to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The timer_delete() function shall fail if:
EINVAL The timer ID specified by timerid is not a valid timer ID.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
timer_create() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
<time.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .