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timer_getoverrun(3) Library Functions Manual timer_getoverrun(3) NAME timer_getoverrun - Get overrun count for a specified timer SYNOPSIS include <time.h> int timer_getoverrun ( timer_t timerid ); PARAMETERS The timer for which to return the overrun count. DESCRIPTION The timer_getoverrun function returns the overrun count for a specified timer. The count contains the number of extra timer expirations that occurred between the time the signal was queued and when it was deliv- ered, up to but not including the implementation-defined maximum DELAY- TIMER_MAX. RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, the timer_getoverrun function returns the overrun count for the timer specified. If the timer overrun count is equal to or greater than DELAYTIMER_MAX, the overrun count is set to DELAYTIMER_MAX. If the function fails, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the type of error that occurred. ERRORS The timer_getoverrun function fails under the following condition: [EINVAL] The specified clock ID is not defined. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: clock_getres(3), clock_gettime(3), clock_settime(3), timer_delete(3), timer_gettime(3), timer_settime(3) delim off timer_getoverrun(3)