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sia_timed_action(3)
NAME
  sia_timed_action - Time limit routine - SIA (Security Integration
  Architecture)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <siad.h>

  int sia_timed_action(
	  int *(action)(),
	  void	*params,
	  time_t timeout );

LIBRARY
  Standard C library (libc.so and libc.a)

PARAMETERS
  action()
      This parameter is a function pointer to the action being timed.

  params
      The parameters to the function specified with the action() parameter.

  timeout
      The maximum time in seconds allowed for the action.

DESCRIPTION
  The sia_timed_action() routine provides a way to call a function with a
  time limit and signal protection. If SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, or
  SIGALRM is received, sia_timed_action() fails.

RETURN VALUES
  The sia_timed_action() routine returns SIAFAIL if a SIGHUP, SIGINT,
  SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, or SIGALRM signal is received or if a timeout occurs.
  Otherwise, the return value from the action() call is returned.

ERRORS
  The errno value is not (normally) set explicitly by sia_* routines. The
  errno values are those returned from the dynamic loader interface, from
  dependent (siad_*) routines, or from malloc. Possible errors include
  resource constraints (no memory) and various authentication failures.

FILES
  /etc/passwd

  /etc/sia/matrix.conf

SEE ALSO
  sigaction(2), sigprocmask(2), siglongjmp(3), sigsetjmp(3)

  Security

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