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Diffstat (limited to 'pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h b/pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h index 959e74be..f6b6035f 100644 --- a/pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h +++ b/pr/include/obsolete/pralarm.h @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ** Description: API to periodic alarms. ** ** -** Alarms are defined to invoke some client specified function at +** Alarms are defined to invoke some client specified function at ** a time in the future. The notification may be a one time event ** or repeated at a fixed interval. The interval at which the next ** notification takes place may be modified by the client code only @@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ typedef PRBool (PR_CALLBACK *PRPeriodicAlarmFn)( ** INPUTS: void ** OUTPUTS: None ** RETURN: PRAlarm* -** +** ** SIDE EFFECTS: ** This creates an alarm context, which is an object used for subsequent ** notification creations. It also creates a thread that will be used to ** deliver the notifications that are expected to be defined. The client ** is resposible for destroying the context when appropriate. ** RESTRICTIONS: -** None. +** None. ** MEMORY: The object (PRAlarm) and a thread to support notifications. ** ALGORITHM: N/A ***********************************************************************/ @@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ NSPR_API(PRAlarm*) PR_CreateAlarm(void); ** INPUTS: PRAlarm* ** OUTPUTS: None ** RETURN: PRStatus -** +** ** SIDE EFFECTS: ** This destroys the context that was created by PR_CreateAlarm(). ** If there are any active alarms (PRAlarmID), they will be cancelled. ** Once that is done, the thread that was used to deliver the alarms -** will be joined. +** will be joined. ** RESTRICTIONS: -** None. +** None. ** MEMORY: N/A ** ALGORITHM: N/A ***********************************************************************/ @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_DestroyAlarm(PRAlarm *alarm); ** OUTPUTS: None ** RETURN: PRAlarmID* Handle to the notifier just created ** or NULL if the request failed. -** +** ** SIDE EFFECTS: ** A periodic notifier is created. The notifications will be delivered ** by the alarm's internal thread at a fixed interval whose rate is the @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_DestroyAlarm(PRAlarm *alarm); ** the notifier routine indicates that they should cease of the alarm ** context is destroyed (PR_DestroyAlarm). ** RESTRICTIONS: -** None. +** None. ** MEMORY: Memory for the notifier object. ** ALGORITHM: The rate at which notifications are delivered are stated ** to be "'rate' notifies per 'interval'". The exact time of @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_DestroyAlarm(PRAlarm *alarm); ** notification sequence number. Such notifications have the ** potential to be late by not more than 'interval'/'rate'. ** The amount of lateness of one notification is taken into -** account on the next in an attempt to avoid long term slew. +** account on the next in an attempt to avoid long term slew. ***********************************************************************/ NSPR_API(PRAlarmID*) PR_SetAlarm( PRAlarm *alarm, PRIntervalTime period, PRUint32 rate, @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ NSPR_API(PRAlarmID*) PR_SetAlarm( ** the notifies will be delivered. ** OUTPUTS: None ** RETURN: PRStatus Indication of completion. -** +** ** SIDE EFFECTS: ** An existing alarm may have its period and rate redefined. The ** additional side effect is that the notifier's epoch is recomputed. @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ NSPR_API(PRAlarmID*) PR_SetAlarm( ** RESTRICTIONS: ** This function may only be called in the notifier for that alarm. ** MEMORY: N/A. -** ALGORITHM: See PR_SetAlarm(). +** ALGORITHM: See PR_SetAlarm(). ***********************************************************************/ NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_ResetAlarm( PRAlarmID *id, PRIntervalTime period, PRUint32 rate); |