Re: [PATCH 2/2] clock_nanosleep.2, nanosleep.2: Use 'duration' rather than 'request'

Alejandro Colomar
2024-03-05T00:34:19Z

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Hi Elliott,

On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 04:18:28PM -0800, enh wrote:
> thanks! https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/bionic/+/2987070
> changes to
>
> /**
> * [clock_nanosleep(2)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/clock_nanosleep.2.html)
> * sleeps for the given time (or until the given time if the TIMER_ABSTIME flag
> * is used), as measured by the given clock.
> *
> * Returns 0 on success, and returns -1 and returns an error number on failure.
> * If the sleep was interrupted by a signal, the return value will be `EINTR`
> * and `remainder` will be the amount of time remaining.
> */
> int clock_nanosleep(clockid_t __clock, int __flags, const struct
> timespec* _Nonnull __time, struct timespec* _Nullable __remainder);

Hmmmm, that's the best name, meaningfully, I think. But I've been
trying to avoid it. I don't like using names of standard functions in
identifiers; it might confuse. As an alternative, I thought of 't'.
What do you think?

Have a lovely night!

Alex

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