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/*
 * History:
 * --------
 *  2009-03-10  initial version (andrei)
*/

/**
 * @file
 * @brief SIP-router core :: timer_proc.h - separate process timers
 *
 * (unrelated to the main fast and slow timers)
 * @ingroup core
 * Module: @ref core
 */

#ifndef __timer_proc_h
#define __timer_proc_h

#include "local_timer.h"

/** @brief register the number of extra dummy timer processes */
int register_dummy_timers(int timers);

/** @brief forks a separate simple sleep() periodic timer */
int fork_dummy_timer(int child_id, char* desc, int make_sock,
						timer_function* f, void* param, int interval);

/** @briefforks a timer process based on the local timer */
int fork_local_timer_process(int child_id, char* desc, int make_sock,
						struct local_timer** lt_h);

#endif /*__timer_proc_h*/

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