--- libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/01/24 14:04:58	1.4.2.4
+++ libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/01/24 14:34:49	1.4.2.5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.4.2.4 2012/01/24 14:04:58 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.4.2.5 2012/01/24 14:34:49 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -480,6 +480,31 @@ schedRun(sched_root_task_t * __restrict root, volatile
 			while ((task = root->root_hooks.hook_exec.fetch(root, NULL)))
 				schedCall(task);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * schedPolling() - Polling timeout period if no timer task is present
+ * @root = root task
+ * @ts = timeout polling period, if ==NULL INFINIT timeout
+ * @tsold = old timeout polling if !=NULL
+ * return: -1 error or 0 ok
+ */
+inline int
+schedPolling(sched_root_task_t * __restrict root, struct timespec * __restrict ts, 
+		struct timespec * __restrict tsold)
+{
+	if (!root)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (tsold)
+		*tsold = root->root_poll;
+
+	if (!ts)
+		root->root_poll.tv_sec = root->root_poll.tv_nsec = -1;
+	else
+		root->root_poll = *ts;
 
 	return 0;
 }