Re: Microseconds granularity SIGALRM interrupt support

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: NikhilS <nikkhils(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Microseconds granularity SIGALRM interrupt support
Date: 2006-10-20 14:02:13
Message-ID: 7912.1161352933@sss.pgh.pa.us
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NikhilS <nikkhils(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Do we have any function in the postgres codebase which provides microseconds
> level of delay coupled with SIGALRM support?

On most Unixen the resolution of SIGALRM is millisecond(s), so you'd be
living in a dream world if you assumed it would work.

regards, tom lane

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