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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_ALARM_H_
+#define _RTE_ALARM_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Alarm functions
+ *
+ * Simple alarm-clock functionality supplied by eal.
+ * Does not require hpet support.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+ * Signature of callback back function called when an alarm goes off.
+ */
+typedef void (*rte_eal_alarm_callback)(void *arg);
+
+/**
+ * Function to set a callback to be triggered when us microseconds
+ * have expired. Accuracy of timing to the microsecond is not guaranteed. The
+ * alarm function will not be called *before* the requested time, but may
+ * be called a short period of time afterwards.
+ * The alarm handler will be called only once. There is no need to call
+ * "rte_eal_alarm_cancel" from within the callback function.
+ *
+ * @param us
+ *   The time in microseconds before the callback is called
+ * @param cb
+ *   The function to be called when the alarm expires
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *   Pointer parameter to be passed to the callback function
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, zero.
+ *   On failure, a negative error number
+ */
+int rte_eal_alarm_set(uint64_t us, rte_eal_alarm_callback cb, void *cb_arg);
+
+/**
+ * Function to cancel an alarm callback which has been registered before. If
+ * used outside alarm callback it wait for all callbacks to finish execution.
+ *
+ * @param cb_fn
+ *  alarm callback
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *  Pointer parameter to be passed to the callback function. To remove all
+ *  copies of a given callback function, irrespective of parameter, (void *)-1
+ *  can be used here.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *    - value greater than 0 and rte_errno not changed - returned value is
+ *      the number of canceled alarm callback functions
+ *    - value greater or equal 0 and rte_errno set to EINPROGRESS, at least one
+ *      alarm could not be canceled because cancellation was requested from alarm
+ *      callback context. Returned value is the number of successfully canceled
+ *      alarm callbacks
+ *    -  0 and rte_errno set to ENOENT - no alarm found
+ *    - -1 and rte_errno set to EINVAL - invalid parameter (NULL callback)
+ */
+int rte_eal_alarm_cancel(rte_eal_alarm_callback cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* _RTE_ALARM_H_ */