* add struct ul_timer as API abstraction to hide differences between
timer_create() and setitimer()
* add setitimer() detection to ./configure.ac
* add fallback code to use setitimer() if timer_create() not available
(for example on OSX)
Addresses: https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/584
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
It seems that static builds require -lpthread for timer_* functions.
It's better to keep it out of our libs (e.g. libmount) to avoid
unnecessary dependence.
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Signal ALRM raised by the timer, and the timer only, will be considered
as a timeout criteria.
Secondly time interval is made to use monotonic clock. Documentation of
ITIMER_REAL is unclear whether that time is affected various sources of
clock skew, or does it even tick when system is suspended.
Reviewed-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
Karel Zak
Sami Kerola