--- libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/01/24 14:34:49	1.4.2.5
+++ libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/01/24 14:51:03	1.4.2.6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.4.2.5 2012/01/24 14:34:49 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.4.2.6 2012/01/24 14:51:03 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ schedInit(void ** __restrict data, size_t datlen)
 		LOGERR;
 	} else {
 		memset(root, 0, sizeof(sched_root_task_t));
+
+		/* INFINIT polling period by default */
+		root->root_poll.tv_sec = root->root_poll.tv_nsec = -1;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
 		for (i = 0; i < taskMAX; i++)