1 # pthread_sigmask.m4 serial 12
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
5 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
7 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_PTHREAD_SIGMASK],
9 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([pthread_sigmask])
12 dnl Test whether the gnulib module 'threadlib' is in use.
13 dnl Some packages like Emacs use --avoid=threadlib.
14 dnl Write the symbol in such a way that it does not cause 'aclocal' to pick
15 dnl the threadlib.m4 file that is installed in $PREFIX/share/aclocal/.
16 m4_ifdef([gl_][THREADLIB], [
17 AC_REQUIRE([gl_][THREADLIB])
19 if test "$gl_threads_api" = posix; then
20 if test $ac_cv_func_pthread_sigmask = yes; then
21 dnl pthread_sigmask is available without -lpthread.
24 if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD"; then
25 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for pthread_sigmask in $LIBMULTITHREAD],
26 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_LIBMULTITHREAD],
28 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBMULTITHREAD"
31 [[#include <pthread.h>
34 [[return pthread_sigmask (0, (sigset_t *) 0, (sigset_t *) 0);]])
36 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_LIBMULTITHREAD=yes],
37 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_LIBMULTITHREAD=no])
40 if test $gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_LIBMULTITHREAD = yes; then
41 dnl pthread_sigmask is available with -lpthread.
42 LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK="$LIBMULTITHREAD"
44 dnl pthread_sigmask is not available at all.
45 HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=0
48 dnl pthread_sigmask is not available at all.
49 HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=0
53 dnl pthread_sigmask may exist but does not interoperate with the chosen
54 dnl multithreading facility.
55 dnl If "$gl_threads_api" = pth, we could use the function pth_sigmask,
56 dnl but it is equivalent to sigprocmask, so we choose to emulate
57 dnl pthread_sigmask with sigprocmask also in this case. This yields fewer
58 dnl link dependencies.
59 if test $ac_cv_func_pthread_sigmask = yes; then
60 REPLACE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=1
62 HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=0
66 dnl The module 'threadlib' is not in use, due to --avoid=threadlib being
68 dnl The package either has prepared CPPFLAGS and LIBS for use of POSIX:2008
69 dnl threads, or wants to build single-threaded programs.
70 if test $ac_cv_func_pthread_sigmask = yes; then
71 dnl pthread_sigmask exists and does not require extra libraries.
72 dnl Assume that it is declared.
75 dnl pthread_sigmask either does not exist or needs extra libraries.
76 HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=0
77 dnl Define the symbol rpl_pthread_sigmask, not pthread_sigmask,
78 dnl so as to not accidentally override the system's pthread_sigmask
79 dnl symbol from libpthread. This is necessary on IRIX 6.5.
80 REPLACE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=1
84 AC_SUBST([LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK])
85 dnl We don't need a variable LTLIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK, because when
86 dnl "$gl_threads_api" = posix, $LTLIBMULTITHREAD and $LIBMULTITHREAD are the
87 dnl same: either both empty or both "-lpthread".
89 dnl Now test for some bugs in the system function.
90 if test $HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK = 1; then
91 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
92 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
94 dnl On FreeBSD 6.4, HP-UX 11.31, Solaris 9, in programs that are not linked
95 dnl with -lpthread, the pthread_sigmask() function always returns 0 and has
97 if test -z "$LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK"; then
98 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether pthread_sigmask works without -lpthread],
99 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works],
110 return pthread_sigmask (1729, &set, NULL) != 0;
112 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works=no],
113 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works=yes],
117 freebsd* | hpux* | solaris | solaris2.[2-9]*)
118 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works="guessing no";;
120 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works="guessing yes";;
125 case "$gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works" in
127 REPLACE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=1
128 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_SIGMASK_INEFFECTIVE], [1],
129 [Define to 1 if pthread_sigmask() may returns 0 and have no effect.])
134 dnl On Cygwin 1.7.5, the pthread_sigmask() has a wrong return value
135 dnl convention: Upon failure, it returns -1 and sets errno.
136 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether pthread_sigmask returns error numbers],
137 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works],
140 LIBS="$LIBS $LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK"
150 if (pthread_sigmask (1729, &set, NULL) == -1)
154 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works=yes],
155 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works=no],
158 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works="guessing no";;
160 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works="guessing yes";;
165 case "$gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_return_works" in
167 REPLACE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=1
168 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_SIGMASK_FAILS_WITH_ERRNO], [1],
169 [Define to 1 if pthread_sigmask(), when it fails, returns -1 and sets errno.])
173 dnl On IRIX 6.5, in a single-threaded program, pending signals are not
174 dnl immediately delivered when they are unblocked through pthread_sigmask,
175 dnl only a little while later.
176 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether pthread_sigmask unblocks signals correctly],
177 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_unblock_works],
181 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_unblock_works="guessing no";;
183 gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_unblock_works="guessing yes";;
185 dnl Here we link against $LIBMULTITHREAD, not only $LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK,
186 dnl otherwise we get a false positive on those platforms where
187 dnl $gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_in_libc_works is "no".
189 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBMULTITHREAD"
197 static volatile int sigint_occurred;
199 sigint_handler (int sig)
208 signal (SIGINT, sigint_handler);
210 sigaddset (&set, SIGINT);
211 if (!(pthread_sigmask (SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL) == 0))
213 sprintf (command, "sh -c 'sleep 1; kill -%d %d' &", SIGINT, pid);
214 if (!(system (command) == 0))
217 if (!(sigint_occurred == 0))
219 if (!(pthread_sigmask (SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL) == 0))
221 if (!(sigint_occurred == 1)) /* This fails on IRIX. */
226 [gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_unblock_works=no],
230 case "$gl_cv_func_pthread_sigmask_unblock_works" in
232 REPLACE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK=1
233 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_SIGMASK_UNBLOCK_BUG], [1],
234 [Define to 1 if pthread_sigmask() unblocks signals incorrectly.])
240 # Prerequisite of lib/pthread_sigmask.c.
241 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_PTHREAD_SIGMASK],
243 if test $HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK = 1; then
244 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK], [1],
245 [Define to 1 if the pthread_sigmask function can be used (despite bugs).])