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explain_usleep(3)	    Library Functions Manual	       explain_usleep(3)

NAME
     explain_usleep - explain usleep(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/usleep.h>
     const char *explain_usleep(long long usec);
     const char *explain_errno_usleep(int errnum, long long usec);
     void explain_message_usleep(char *message, int message_size, long long
     usec);
     void explain_message_errno_usleep(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, long long usec);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the usleep(3) system call.

   explain_usleep
     const char *explain_usleep(long long usec);

     The explain_usleep function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an  error
     returned  by  the usleep(3) system call. The least the message will contain
     is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do  much  better,  and
     indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de-
     coded.

     usec    The original usec, exactly as passed to the usleep(3) system call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (usleep(usec) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_usleep(usec));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code	example   is   available   pre-packaged   as   the   ex-
     plain_usleep_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_usleep
     const char *explain_errno_usleep(int errnum, long long usec);

     The  explain_errno_usleep	function  is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the usleep(3) system call. The  least  the  message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     usec    The original usec, exactly as passed to the usleep(3) system call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (usleep(usec) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_usleep(err, usec));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code	example   is   available   pre-packaged   as   the   ex-
     plain_usleep_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_usleep
     void explain_message_usleep(char *message, int message_size, long long
     usec);

     The  explain_message_usleep function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the usleep(3) system call. The  least  the  message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     message
	     The  location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The size in bytes of the location in which to  store  the	returned
	     message.

     usec    The original usec, exactly as passed to the usleep(3) system call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (usleep(usec) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_usleep(message, sizeof(message), usec);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code	example   is   available   pre-packaged   as   the   ex-
     plain_usleep_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_usleep
     void explain_message_errno_usleep(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, long long usec);

     The  explain_message_errno_usleep function is used to obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the usleep(3) system call. The  least  the  message
     will  contain  is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much
     better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message. If a	suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     usec    The original usec, exactly as passed to the usleep(3) system call.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (usleep(usec) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_usleep(message, sizeof(message), err,
		usec);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The   above   code   example   is	 available   pre-packaged   as	the  ex-
     plain_usleep_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     usleep(3)
	     suspend execution for microsecond intervals

     explain_usleep_or_die(3)
	     suspend execution for microsecond intervals and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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