[vlc-devel] [PATCH 5/6] timer: add a macro to fire a timer as soon as possible

[Steve Lhomme]

Right now it's supposed to wait for 1 tick but it might be started right away.
---
 include/vlc_threads.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/vlc_threads.h b/include/vlc_threads.h
index 14cf360d2a..f937a3a95c 100644
--- a/include/vlc_threads.h
+++ b/include/vlc_threads.h
@@ -974,6 +974,9 @@ VLC_API void vlc_timer_schedule(vlc_timer_t timer, bool absolute,
 
 #define vlc_timer_disarm(timer)  vlc_timer_schedule( timer, false, 0, 0 )
 
+#define vlc_timer_schedule_asap(timer, interval) \
+    vlc_timer_schedule(timer, false, 1, interval)
+
 /**
  * Fetches and resets the overrun counter for a timer.
  *
-- 
2.17.0