bsd_signal — signal handling with BSD semantics
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE #include <signal.h> typedef void (*sighandler_t)(int);
sighandler_t bsd_signal( |
int | signum, |
| sighandler_t | handler); |
The bsd_signal() function
takes the same arguments, and performs the same task, as
signal(2).
The difference between the two is that bsd_signal() is guaranteed to provide
reliable signal semantics, that is: a) the disposition of the
signal is not reset to the default when the handler is
invoked; b) delivery of further instances of the signal is
blocked while the signal handler is executing; and c) if the
handler interrupts a blocking system call, then the system
call is automatically restarted. A portable application
cannot rely on signal(2) to provide these
guarantees.
The bsd_signal() function
returns the previous value of the signal handler, or
SIG_ERR on error.
Use of bsd_signal() should
be avoided; use sigaction(2) instead.
On modern Linux systems, bsd_signal() and signal(2) are equivalent.
But on older systems, signal(2) provided
unreliable signal semantics; see signal(2) for details.
The use of sighandler_t is a GNU
extension; this type is only defined if the _GNU_SOURCE feature test macro is
defined.
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