dmmp\_context\_timeout\_set(3) Device Mapper Multipath API - libdmmp Manual dmmp\_context\_timeout\_set(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

dmmp\_context\_timeout\_set - Set IPC timeout.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**void dmmp\_context\_timeout\_set** **(struct dmmp\_context \*ctx,** **unsigned int tmo);**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[ctx](#ctx)

Pointer of 'struct dmmp\_context'. If this pointer is NULL, your program will be terminated by assert.

[tmo](#tmo)

Timeout in milliseconds(1 seconds equal 1000 milliseconds). 0 means infinite, function only return when error or pass.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

By default, the IPC to multipathd daemon will timeout after 60 seconds.

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

void

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Document: dmmp_context_timeout_set(3) from multipath-tools 0.15.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/opensvc/multipath-tools