---
name: "knet_link_set_ping_timers"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libknet-doc"
version: "1.31-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/knet_link_set_ping_timers"
---

# knet\_link\_set\_ping\_timers(3)

Set the ping timers for a link.

## NAME

knet\_link\_set\_ping\_timers - Set the ping timers for a link.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <libknet.h>

int knet_link_set_ping_timers(
    knet_handle_t   knet_h,
    knet_node_id_t  host_id,
    uint8_t         link_id,
    time_t          interval,
    time_t          timeout,
    unsigned int    precision
);
```

## DESCRIPTION

knet\_link\_set\_ping\_timers

knet\_h - pointer to knet\_handle\_t

host\_id - see [knet\_host\_add(3)](/knet_host_add/3.md)

link\_id - see [knet\_link\_set\_config(3)](/knet_link_set_config/3.md)

interval - specify the ping interval in milliseconds.

timeout - if no pong is received within this time, the link is declared dead, in milliseconds. NOTE: in future it will be possible to set timeout to 0 for an autocalculated timeout based on interval, pong\_count and latency. The API already accept 0 as value and it will return ENOSYS / -1. Once the automatic calculation feature will be implemented, this call will only return EINVAL for incorrect values.

precision - how many values of latency are used to calculate the average link latency (see also [knet\_link\_get\_status(3)](/knet_link_get_status/3.md))

## RETURN VALUE

knet\_link\_set\_ping\_timers returns 0 on success -1 on error and errno is set.

## SEE ALSO

[*knet\_handle\_remove\_datafd*(3)](/knet_handle_remove_datafd/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_get\_stats*(3)](/knet_handle_get_stats/3.md), [*knet\_host\_add*(3)](/knet_host_add/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_pmtud\_setfreq*(3)](/knet_handle_pmtud_setfreq/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_pmtud\_get*(3)](/knet_handle_pmtud_get/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_crypto\_use\_config*(3)](/knet_handle_crypto_use_config/3.md), [*knet\_host\_get\_id\_by\_host\_name*(3)](/knet_host_get_id_by_host_name/3.md), [*knet\_host\_get\_status*(3)](/knet_host_get_status/3.md), [*knet\_link\_add\_acl*(3)](/knet_link_add_acl/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_pong\_count*(3)](/knet_link_get_pong_count/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_priority*(3)](/knet_link_get_priority/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_free*(3)](/knet_handle_free/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_enable\_sock\_notify*(3)](/knet_handle_enable_sock_notify/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_get\_datafd*(3)](/knet_handle_get_datafd/3.md), [*knet\_recv*(3)](/knet_recv/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_ping\_timers*(3)](/knet_link_get_ping_timers/3.md), [*knet\_log\_get\_subsystem\_id*(3)](/knet_log_get_subsystem_id/3.md), [*knet\_host\_remove*(3)](/knet_host_remove/3.md), [*knet\_host\_enable\_status\_change\_notify*(3)](/knet_host_enable_status_change_notify/3.md), [*knet\_strtoaddr*(3)](/knet_strtoaddr/3.md), [*knet\_link\_rm\_acl*(3)](/knet_link_rm_acl/3.md), [*knet\_send*(3)](/knet_send/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_enable\_pmtud\_notify*(3)](/knet_handle_enable_pmtud_notify/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_get\_transport\_reconnect\_interval*(3)](/knet_handle_get_transport_reconnect_interval/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_enable*(3)](/knet_link_get_enable/3.md), [*knet\_link\_set\_priority*(3)](/knet_link_set_priority/3.md), [*knet\_log\_set\_loglevel*(3)](/knet_log_set_loglevel/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_get\_channel*(3)](/knet_handle_get_channel/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_config*(3)](/knet_link_get_config/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_link\_list*(3)](/knet_link_get_link_list/3.md), [*knet\_get\_transport\_list*(3)](/knet_get_transport_list/3.md), [*knet\_get\_transport\_id\_by\_name*(3)](/knet_get_transport_id_by_name/3.md), [*knet\_log\_get\_loglevel\_id*(3)](/knet_log_get_loglevel_id/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_new\_ex*(3)](/knet_handle_new_ex/3.md), [*knet\_host\_set\_name*(3)](/knet_host_set_name/3.md), [*knet\_addrtostr*(3)](/knet_addrtostr/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_setfwd*(3)](/knet_handle_setfwd/3.md), [*knet\_get\_compress\_list*(3)](/knet_get_compress_list/3.md), [*knet\_host\_set\_policy*(3)](/knet_host_set_policy/3.md), [*knet\_get\_transport\_name\_by\_id*(3)](/knet_get_transport_name_by_id/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_enable\_filter*(3)](/knet_handle_enable_filter/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_crypto\_rx\_clear\_traffic*(3)](/knet_handle_crypto_rx_clear_traffic/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_compress*(3)](/knet_handle_compress/3.md), [*knet\_link\_get\_status*(3)](/knet_link_get_status/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_add\_datafd*(3)](/knet_handle_add_datafd/3.md), [*knet\_send\_sync*(3)](/knet_send_sync/3.md), [*knet\_log\_get\_loglevel\_name*(3)](/knet_log_get_loglevel_name/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_enable\_access\_lists*(3)](/knet_handle_enable_access_lists/3.md), [*knet\_host\_get\_host\_list*(3)](/knet_host_get_host_list/3.md), [*knet\_host\_get\_policy*(3)](/knet_host_get_policy/3.md), [*knet\_link\_set\_enable*(3)](/knet_link_set_enable/3.md), [*knet\_link\_set\_pong\_count*(3)](/knet_link_set_pong_count/3.md), [*knet\_log\_get\_subsystem\_name*(3)](/knet_log_get_subsystem_name/3.md), [*knet\_host\_get\_name\_by\_host\_id*(3)](/knet_host_get_name_by_host_id/3.md), [*knet\_link\_clear\_config*(3)](/knet_link_clear_config/3.md), [*knet\_log\_get\_loglevel*(3)](/knet_log_get_loglevel/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_new*(3)](/knet_handle_new/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_pmtud\_getfreq*(3)](/knet_handle_pmtud_getfreq/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_pmtud\_set*(3)](/knet_handle_pmtud_set/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_clear\_stats*(3)](/knet_handle_clear_stats/3.md), [*knet\_link\_set\_config*(3)](/knet_link_set_config/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_crypto\_set\_config*(3)](/knet_handle_crypto_set_config/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_crypto*(3)](/knet_handle_crypto/3.md), [*knet\_get\_crypto\_list*(3)](/knet_get_crypto_list/3.md), [*knet\_handle\_set\_transport\_reconnect\_interval*(3)](/knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval/3.md), [*knet\_link\_clear\_acl*(3)](/knet_link_clear_acl/3.md), [*knet\_link\_insert\_acl*(3)](/knet_link_insert_acl/3.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2010-2025 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.