On Thu Jan 2 18:02:33 EST 2014, cinap_len...@felloff.net wrote: > exactly. but you cannot set it to non-zero value again. which is > what we are interested in to prevent sending the note when the > process has been reused.
it's also important for alarm(0) to complete or not complete. without holding the lock, alarm(0) can return 0 and then deliver a note! - erik