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.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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.TH BSD_SIGNAL 3 2007-05-04 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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bsd_signal \- signal handling with BSD semantics
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #define _XOPEN_SOURCE
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.br
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.B #include <signal.h>
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.sp
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.B typedef void (*sighandler_t)(int);
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.sp
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.BI "sighandler_t bsd_signal(int " signum ", sighandler_t " handler );
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.BR bsd_signal ()
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function takes the same arguments, and performs the same task, as
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.BR signal (2).
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The difference between the two is that
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.BR bsd_signal ()
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is guaranteed to provide reliable signal semantics, that is:
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a) the disposition of the signal is not reset to the default
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when the handler is invoked;
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b) delivery of further instances of the signal is blocked while
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the signal handler is executing; and
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c) if the handler interrupts a blocking system call,
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then the system call is automatically restarted.
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A portable application cannot rely on
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.BR signal (2)
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to provide these guarantees.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The
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.BR bsd_signal ()
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function returns the previous value of the signal handler, or
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.B SIG_ERR
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on error.
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.SH ERRORS
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As for
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.BR signal (2).
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
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4.2BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
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.\" FIXME . Mar 08: The next POSIX.1 revision removes bsd_signal().
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.SH NOTES
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Use of
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.BR bsd_signal ()
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should be avoided; use
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.BR sigaction (2)
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instead.
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On modern Linux systems,
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.BR bsd_signal ()
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and
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.BR signal (2)
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are equivalent.
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But on older systems,
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.BR signal (2)
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provided unreliable signal semantics; see
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.BR signal (2)
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for details.
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The use of
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.I sighandler_t
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is a GNU extension;
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this type is only defined if the
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.B _GNU_SOURCE
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feature test macro is defined.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR sigaction (2),
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.BR signal (2),
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.BR sysv_signal (3),
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.BR feature_test_macros (7),
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.BR signal (7)
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