1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/sock.h b/src/util/sock.h
index 26fe60f18f..23c3c35dad 100644
--- a/src/util/sock.h
+++ b/src/util/sock.h
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_SOCK_H
 
 #include <compat.h>
+#include <util/time.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <string>
 
 /**
+ * Maximum time to wait for I/O readiness.
+ * It will take up until this time to break off in case of an interruption.
+ */
+static constexpr auto MAX_WAIT_FOR_IO = 1s;
+
+/**
  * RAII helper class that manages a socket. Mimics `std::unique_ptr`, but instead of a pointer it
  * contains a socket and closes it automatically when it goes out of scope.
  */