/* itimer.c
 *
 * Neal Nelson  2009.11.04
 *
 * Set the real interval timer to 0.1 and then repeatedly accumulate its value
 * from the sighandler handler on each 0.1 sec interrupt for a count of 10.
 * Display the accumulation at each interrupt.
 *
 *
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>     /* for pause() */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <signal.h>

/* Prototypes must occur before sig handlers are referenced */
static void itimer_handler(int);

/* Initialize the real time accumulator */
static long real_count = 0;

main()
{ int i;
  struct itimerval real;

  /* Register the itimer_handler to catch SIGALRM, SIGVTALRM, SIGPROF */

  if (signal(SIGALRM, itimer_handler) == SIG_ERR)
    printf("Parent: Unable to create handler for SIGALRM\n");

  /* Initialize the real itimers to one tenth of a second */
  real.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
  real.it_interval.tv_usec = 99999;
  real.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
  real.it_value.tv_usec = 99999;


  setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &real, NULL);
  for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) pause();        /* catch 10 interrupts */
  printf("Done.\n");
}


static void itimer_handler(int signo)
{
  switch(signo)
  { case SIGALRM:
      real_count++;
      printf("Parent: received SIGALRM signal, real_count: %ld\n",real_count);
      break;
    default: break; /* should never get here */
  }
  return; 
}