sys_alarm [kernel/time.c]
Causes the system to generate a SIGALRM signal for the process after the number of specified seconds have elapsed. Arguments
eax | 27
ebx | Number of seconds. If this argument is null, any pending request is canceled.
Return values If the there was previously scheduled alarm the return value is a number of seconds until the previous request would have generated a SIGALRM signal. If there was no previously scheduled alarm the return value is 0. Remarks Only one SIGALRM generation can be scheduled. If there is already a scheduled alarm, it will be rescheduled on each sequent call to sys_alarm. Compatibility n/a