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17 /* High-level wrapper around the "poll" system call.
19 * Intended usage is for the program's main loop to go about its business
20 * servicing whatever events it needs to. Then, when it runs out of immediate
21 * tasks, it calls each subordinate module's "wait" function, which in turn
22 * calls one (or more) of the functions poll_fd_wait(), poll_immediate_wake(),
23 * and poll_timer_wait() to register to be awakened when the appropriate event
24 * occurs. Then the main loop calls poll_block(), which blocks until one of
25 * the registered events happens.
27 * There is also some support for autonomous subroutines that are executed by
28 * poll_block() when a file descriptor becomes ready. To prevent these
29 * routines from starving if events are continuously ready, the application
30 * should bound the amount of work it does between poll_block() calls. */
43 /* Schedule events to wake up the following poll_block(). */
44 struct poll_waiter *poll_fd_wait(int fd, short int events);
45 void poll_timer_wait(int msec);
46 void poll_immediate_wake(void);
48 /* Wait until an event occurs. */
49 void poll_block(void);
51 /* Cancel a file descriptor callback or event. */
52 void poll_cancel(struct poll_waiter *);
58 #endif /* poll-loop.h */