Re: [vox-tech] pthread_cond_timedwait and timespec struct

[Richard Cook <rcook@lMAPSlnl.gov>]

Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Richard Cook wrote:
> 
> > Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Richard Cook wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone know why pthread_cond_timedwait doesn't seem to wait at all
> > > > (noone sends a cond_signal) for the following snippet?  I guess maybe
> > > > I'm doing something wrong with  TIA
> > > >
> > > >   struct timespec theTimeSpec = {0};
> > > >   theTimeSpec.tv_sec = 0;
> > > >   theTimeSpec.tv_nsec = 500000000;/* 500.0 milliseconds */
> > > >   err = pthread_cond_timedwait(&pcbReadyForSorter_cond,
> > > > &sortWaiting_lock,
>answer:
>   pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
>   gettimeofday(&now);
>   timeout.tv_sec = now.tv_sec + 5;
>   timeout.tv_nsec = now.tv_usec * 1000;
>   retcode = 0;
>   while (x <= y && retcode != ETIMEDOUT) {
>     retcode = pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond, &mut, &timeout);
>   }
>   if (retcode == ETIMEDOUT) {
>     /* timeout occurred */
>   } else {
>     /* operate on x and y */
>   }
>   pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
> ------
> 
> > > As for ETIMEDOUT, the only instance of this macro to be found in my
> > > include tree is in /usr/include/pi-source.h, which is for Pilot
> > > programming.  I think this is a deficiency in the pthreads library.
> >
> > I found a definition in /usr/include/sys/errno.h
> 
> Definitely not in mine.  Bizarre... my man page is more complete than
> yours, but your headers are more up-to-date than mine.

thanks for the sample code.  I also found a function, at:
http://www.transarc.ibm.com/Library/documentation/dce/1.1/pthread_get_expiration_np.html
which does pretty much what you listed all-in-one, but it's cool you
show the error checking as well.
Also, it's weird that ETIMEDOUT is defined in errno.h but you don't
check errno against ETIMEDOUT, you check the return value of
pthread_cond_timedwait... :-|

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