PR_GET_TIMERSLACK(2const)                            PR_GET_TIMERSLACK(2const)

NAME
       PR_GET_TIMERSLACK - get the "current" timer slack value for the calling
       thread

LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
       #include <sys/prctl.h>

       int prctl(PR_GET_TIMERSLACK);

DESCRIPTION
       Return the "current" timer slack value of the calling thread.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, this call returns the nonnegative value described above.
       On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

FILES
       /proc/pid/timerslack_ns

STANDARDS
       Linux.

HISTORY
       Linux 2.6.28.

SEE ALSO
       signal(2), PR_SET_TIMERSLACK(2const), proc_pid_timerslack_ns(5)

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