1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index bfd61dd..2632933 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ static inline int min(int x, int y) { return x < y ? x : y; }
 
 void drop_privs_to (const char *user, const char *group);
 
+/* like wait(), but with a timeout. Returns ordinary fork() error codes, or
+ * ETIMEDOUT. */
+pid_t wait_with_timeout(int *status, int timeout_secs);
+
 #endif /* !UTIL_H */