History log of /openbsd-current/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3
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# 1.18 01-Aug-2023 cheloha

ualarm.3: cleanups, rewrites

Clean up the ualarm.3 page as we did with the alarm.3 page.

- Be more specific in the Name summary.
- Rewrite the Description. In particular, ualarm(3) does not block,
it schedules the signal for asynchronous delivery.
- The Return Values section is incoherent, rewrite it. Remove the
incorrect details about the upper bound.
- Add Caveats: discourage use of ualarm(3) and setitimer(2) in the
same program.

Input on v1 from schwarze@, deraadt@, millert@, and jmc@. Input on v2
from jmc@ and millert@.

v1: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=162508423008134&w=2
v2: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=169076642509763&w=2

ok jmc@ millert@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_6_6_BASE OPENBSD_6_7_BASE OPENBSD_6_8_BASE OPENBSD_6_9_BASE OPENBSD_7_0_BASE OPENBSD_7_1_BASE OPENBSD_7_2_BASE OPENBSD_7_3_BASE
# 1.17 26-Jul-2019 millert

Replace cross-references to sigvec(3) with sigaction(2).
OK guenther@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE OPENBSD_6_3_BASE OPENBSD_6_4_BASE OPENBSD_6_5_BASE
# 1.16 05-Jun-2013 tedu

Use the fancy .In macro for includes. From Jan Klemkow. ok jmc schwarze


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE OPENBSD_4_3_BASE OPENBSD_4_4_BASE OPENBSD_4_5_BASE OPENBSD_4_6_BASE OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.15 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


Revision tags: OPENBSD_3_4_BASE OPENBSD_3_5_BASE OPENBSD_3_6_BASE OPENBSD_3_7_BASE OPENBSD_3_8_BASE OPENBSD_3_9_BASE OPENBSD_4_0_BASE OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 02-Jun-2003 millert

Remove the advertising clause in the UCB license which Berkeley
rescinded 22 July 1999. Proofed by myself and Theo.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_9_BASE OPENBSD_3_0_BASE OPENBSD_3_1_BASE OPENBSD_3_2_BASE OPENBSD_3_3_BASE
# 1.13 24-Dec-2000 aaron

Various repairs, mostly to get rid of short lines.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_7_BASE OPENBSD_2_8_BASE
# 1.12 14-Mar-2000 aaron

Suffix "i.e." and "e.g." with a comma. Just another really picky man page
commit, as we want our documentation to be as consistently formatted as
possible (it's getting there :-)).


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_6_BASE
# 1.11 09-Jul-1999 aaron

- remove all trailing whitespace
* except when it is escaped with a `\' at the end of the line
- fix remaining .Nm usage as well
- this is from a patch I received from kwesterback@home.com, who has been
working on some scripts for fixing formatting errors in mdoc'd man pages

Ok, so there could be a cost/benefit debate with this commit, but since I have
the patch we might as well commit it...


# 1.10 29-May-1999 aaron

repairs; go back over some old files, because we should properly distinguish
between NUL and NULL, i.e., don't use the .Dv (defined variable) macro when
referring to an ASCII NUL


# 1.9 23-May-1999 aaron

remove argument from .Os macros so value in /usr/share/tmac/mdoc/doc-common
is used instead; kwesterback@home.com


# 1.8 16-May-1999 alex

Cleanup xrefs under SEE ALSO. Specifically:

- Sort xrefs by section, and then alphabetically.
- Add missing commas between xref items.
- Remove commas from the last xref entry.
- Remove duplicate entries.


# 1.7 10-May-1999 aaron

correct some Xr's which referred to the wrong man page sections


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_4_BASE OPENBSD_2_5_BASE
# 1.6 28-Apr-1998 deraadt

use Xr more often


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_3_BASE
# 1.5 24-Dec-1997 tholo

Always give .Fn an argument, it will not default to the previous value.


# 1.4 06-Nov-1997 millert

XPG4.2 compat:
1) usleep() and ualarm() use useconds_t not u_int
2) usleep() returns an int


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_2_BASE
# 1.3 26-Sep-1997 millert

Parameter fix + a typo. maximum entropy <entropy@tardis.bernstein.com>


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_0_BASE OPENBSD_2_1_BASE
# 1.2 19-Aug-1996 tholo

Fix RCS ids
Make sure everything uses {SYS,}LIBC_SCCS properly


# 1.1 18-Oct-1995 deraadt

branches: 1.1.1;
Initial revision


# 1.17 26-Jul-2019 millert

Replace cross-references to sigvec(3) with sigaction(2).
OK guenther@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE OPENBSD_6_3_BASE OPENBSD_6_4_BASE OPENBSD_6_5_BASE
# 1.16 05-Jun-2013 tedu

Use the fancy .In macro for includes. From Jan Klemkow. ok jmc schwarze


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE OPENBSD_4_3_BASE OPENBSD_4_4_BASE OPENBSD_4_5_BASE OPENBSD_4_6_BASE OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.15 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


Revision tags: OPENBSD_3_4_BASE OPENBSD_3_5_BASE OPENBSD_3_6_BASE OPENBSD_3_7_BASE OPENBSD_3_8_BASE OPENBSD_3_9_BASE OPENBSD_4_0_BASE OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 02-Jun-2003 millert

Remove the advertising clause in the UCB license which Berkeley
rescinded 22 July 1999. Proofed by myself and Theo.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_9_BASE OPENBSD_3_0_BASE OPENBSD_3_1_BASE OPENBSD_3_2_BASE OPENBSD_3_3_BASE
# 1.13 24-Dec-2000 aaron

Various repairs, mostly to get rid of short lines.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_7_BASE OPENBSD_2_8_BASE
# 1.12 14-Mar-2000 aaron

Suffix "i.e." and "e.g." with a comma. Just another really picky man page
commit, as we want our documentation to be as consistently formatted as
possible (it's getting there :-)).


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_6_BASE
# 1.11 09-Jul-1999 aaron

- remove all trailing whitespace
* except when it is escaped with a `\' at the end of the line
- fix remaining .Nm usage as well
- this is from a patch I received from kwesterback@home.com, who has been
working on some scripts for fixing formatting errors in mdoc'd man pages

Ok, so there could be a cost/benefit debate with this commit, but since I have
the patch we might as well commit it...


# 1.10 29-May-1999 aaron

repairs; go back over some old files, because we should properly distinguish
between NUL and NULL, i.e., don't use the .Dv (defined variable) macro when
referring to an ASCII NUL


# 1.9 23-May-1999 aaron

remove argument from .Os macros so value in /usr/share/tmac/mdoc/doc-common
is used instead; kwesterback@home.com


# 1.8 16-May-1999 alex

Cleanup xrefs under SEE ALSO. Specifically:

- Sort xrefs by section, and then alphabetically.
- Add missing commas between xref items.
- Remove commas from the last xref entry.
- Remove duplicate entries.


# 1.7 10-May-1999 aaron

correct some Xr's which referred to the wrong man page sections


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_4_BASE OPENBSD_2_5_BASE
# 1.6 28-Apr-1998 deraadt

use Xr more often


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_3_BASE
# 1.5 24-Dec-1997 tholo

Always give .Fn an argument, it will not default to the previous value.


# 1.4 06-Nov-1997 millert

XPG4.2 compat:
1) usleep() and ualarm() use useconds_t not u_int
2) usleep() returns an int


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_2_BASE
# 1.3 26-Sep-1997 millert

Parameter fix + a typo. maximum entropy <entropy@tardis.bernstein.com>


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_0_BASE OPENBSD_2_1_BASE
# 1.2 19-Aug-1996 tholo

Fix RCS ids
Make sure everything uses {SYS,}LIBC_SCCS properly


# 1.1 18-Oct-1995 deraadt

branches: 1.1.1;
Initial revision


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE
# 1.16 05-Jun-2013 tedu

Use the fancy .In macro for includes. From Jan Klemkow. ok jmc schwarze


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE OPENBSD_4_3_BASE OPENBSD_4_4_BASE OPENBSD_4_5_BASE OPENBSD_4_6_BASE OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.15 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


Revision tags: OPENBSD_3_4_BASE OPENBSD_3_5_BASE OPENBSD_3_6_BASE OPENBSD_3_7_BASE OPENBSD_3_8_BASE OPENBSD_3_9_BASE OPENBSD_4_0_BASE OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 02-Jun-2003 millert

Remove the advertising clause in the UCB license which Berkeley
rescinded 22 July 1999. Proofed by myself and Theo.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_9_BASE OPENBSD_3_0_BASE OPENBSD_3_1_BASE OPENBSD_3_2_BASE OPENBSD_3_3_BASE
# 1.13 24-Dec-2000 aaron

Various repairs, mostly to get rid of short lines.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_7_BASE OPENBSD_2_8_BASE
# 1.12 14-Mar-2000 aaron

Suffix "i.e." and "e.g." with a comma. Just another really picky man page
commit, as we want our documentation to be as consistently formatted as
possible (it's getting there :-)).


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_6_BASE
# 1.11 09-Jul-1999 aaron

- remove all trailing whitespace
* except when it is escaped with a `\' at the end of the line
- fix remaining .Nm usage as well
- this is from a patch I received from kwesterback@home.com, who has been
working on some scripts for fixing formatting errors in mdoc'd man pages

Ok, so there could be a cost/benefit debate with this commit, but since I have
the patch we might as well commit it...


# 1.10 29-May-1999 aaron

repairs; go back over some old files, because we should properly distinguish
between NUL and NULL, i.e., don't use the .Dv (defined variable) macro when
referring to an ASCII NUL


# 1.9 23-May-1999 aaron

remove argument from .Os macros so value in /usr/share/tmac/mdoc/doc-common
is used instead; kwesterback@home.com


# 1.8 16-May-1999 alex

Cleanup xrefs under SEE ALSO. Specifically:

- Sort xrefs by section, and then alphabetically.
- Add missing commas between xref items.
- Remove commas from the last xref entry.
- Remove duplicate entries.


# 1.7 10-May-1999 aaron

correct some Xr's which referred to the wrong man page sections


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_4_BASE OPENBSD_2_5_BASE
# 1.6 28-Apr-1998 deraadt

use Xr more often


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_3_BASE
# 1.5 24-Dec-1997 tholo

Always give .Fn an argument, it will not default to the previous value.


# 1.4 06-Nov-1997 millert

XPG4.2 compat:
1) usleep() and ualarm() use useconds_t not u_int
2) usleep() returns an int


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_2_BASE
# 1.3 26-Sep-1997 millert

Parameter fix + a typo. maximum entropy <entropy@tardis.bernstein.com>


Revision tags: OPENBSD_2_0_BASE OPENBSD_2_1_BASE
# 1.2 19-Aug-1996 tholo

Fix RCS ids
Make sure everything uses {SYS,}LIBC_SCCS properly


# 1.1 18-Oct-1995 deraadt

branches: 1.1.1;
Initial revision