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20 * ISO C Standard: 4.7 SIGNAL HANDLING <signal.h>
23 #ifndef _SIGNAL_H
25 #if !defined __need_sig_atomic_t && !defined __need_sigset_t
26 # define _SIGNAL_H
27 #endif
29 #include <features.h>
31 __BEGIN_DECLS
33 #include <bits/sigset.h> /* __sigset_t, __sig_atomic_t. */
35 /* An integral type that can be modified atomically, without the
36 possibility of a signal arriving in the middle of the operation. */
37 #ifndef __sig_atomic_t_defined
38 # if defined __need_sig_atomic_t || defined _SIGNAL_H
39 # undef __need_sig_atomic_t
40 # define __sig_atomic_t_defined 1
41 typedef __sig_atomic_t sig_atomic_t;
42 # endif
43 #endif
45 #ifndef __sigset_t_defined
46 # if defined __need_sigset_t || (defined _SIGNAL_H && defined __USE_POSIX)
47 # undef __need_sigset_t
48 # define __sigset_t_defined 1
49 typedef __sigset_t sigset_t;
50 # endif
51 #endif
53 #ifdef _SIGNAL_H
55 #include <bits/types.h>
56 #include <bits/signum.h>
58 #if defined __USE_XOPEN && !defined pid_t
59 typedef __pid_t pid_t;
60 # define pid_t pid_t
61 #endif /* Unix98 */
64 /* Type of a signal handler. */
65 typedef void (*__sighandler_t) __PMT ((int));
67 /* The X/Open definition of `signal' specifies the SVID semantic. Use
68 the additional function `sysv_signal' when X/Open compatibility is
69 requested. */
70 extern __sighandler_t __sysv_signal __P ((int __sig,
71 __sighandler_t __handler));
72 #ifdef __USE_GNU
73 extern __sighandler_t sysv_signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
74 #endif
76 /* Set the handler for the signal SIG to HANDLER, returning the old
77 handler, or SIG_ERR on error.
78 By default `signal' has the BSD semantic. */
79 #ifdef __USE_BSD
80 extern __sighandler_t signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
81 #else
82 /* Make sure the used `signal' implementation is the SVID version. */
83 # ifdef __REDIRECT
84 extern __sighandler_t __REDIRECT (signal,
85 __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler)),
86 __sysv_signal);
87 # else
88 # define signal __sysv_signal
89 # endif
90 #endif
92 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN
93 /* The X/Open definition of `signal' conflicts with the BSD version.
94 So they defined another function `bsd_signal'. */
95 extern __sighandler_t bsd_signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
96 #endif
98 /* Send signal SIG to process number PID. If PID is zero,
99 send SIG to all processes in the current process's process group.
100 If PID is < -1, send SIG to all processes in process group - PID. */
101 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
102 extern int kill __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig));
103 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
105 #if defined __USE_BSD || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
106 /* Send SIG to all processes in process group PGRP.
107 If PGRP is zero, send SIG to all processes in
108 the current process's process group. */
109 extern int killpg __P ((__pid_t __pgrp, int __sig));
110 #endif /* Use BSD || X/Open Unix. */
112 /* Raise signal SIG, i.e., send SIG to yourself. */
113 extern int raise __P ((int __sig));
115 #ifdef __USE_SVID
116 /* SVID names for the same things. */
117 extern __sighandler_t ssignal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
118 extern int gsignal __P ((int __sig));
119 #endif /* Use SVID. */
121 #ifdef __USE_MISC
122 /* Print a message describing the meaning of the given signal number. */
123 extern void psignal __P ((int __sig, __const char *__s));
124 #endif /* Use misc. */
127 /* The `sigpause' function has two different interfaces. The original
128 BSD definition defines the argument as a mask of the signal, while
129 the more modern interface in X/Open defines it as the signal
130 number. We go with the BSD version unless the user explicitly
131 selects the X/Open version. */
132 extern int __sigpause __P ((int __sig_or_mask, int __is_sig));
134 #ifdef __USE_BSD
135 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK,
136 wait for a signal to arrive, and then restore the mask. */
137 extern int sigpause __P ((int __mask));
138 # define sigpause(mask) __sigpause ((mask), 0)
139 #else
140 # ifdef __USE_XOPEN
141 /* Remove a signal from the signal mask and suspend the process. */
142 # define sigpause(sig) __sigpause ((sig), 1)
143 # endif
144 #endif
147 #ifdef __USE_BSD
148 /* None of the following functions should be used anymore. They are here
149 only for compatibility. A single word (`int') is not guaranteed to be
150 enough to hold a complete signal mask and therefore these functions
151 simply do not work in many situations. Use `sigprocmask' instead. */
153 /* Compute mask for signal SIG. */
154 # define sigmask(sig) __sigmask(sig)
156 /* Block signals in MASK, returning the old mask. */
157 extern int sigblock __P ((int __mask));
159 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK, returning the old mask. */
160 extern int sigsetmask __P ((int __mask));
162 /* Return currently selected signal mask. */
163 extern int siggetmask __P ((void));
164 #endif /* Use BSD. */
167 #ifdef __USE_MISC
168 # define NSIG _NSIG
169 #endif
171 #ifdef __USE_GNU
172 typedef __sighandler_t sighandler_t;
173 #endif
175 /* 4.4 BSD uses the name `sig_t' for this. */
176 #ifdef __USE_BSD
177 typedef __sighandler_t sig_t;
178 #endif
180 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
182 # ifdef __USE_POSIX199309
183 /* We need `struct timespec' later on. */
184 # define __need_timespec
185 # include <time.h>
187 /* Get the `siginfo_t' type plus the needed symbols. */
188 # include <bits/siginfo.h>
189 # endif
191 /* Clear all signals from SET. */
192 extern int sigemptyset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
194 /* Set all signals in SET. */
195 extern int sigfillset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
197 /* Add SIGNO to SET. */
198 extern int sigaddset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
200 /* Remove SIGNO from SET. */
201 extern int sigdelset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
203 /* Return 1 if SIGNO is in SET, 0 if not. */
204 extern int sigismember __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
206 # ifdef __USE_GNU
207 /* Return non-empty value is SET is not empty. */
208 extern int sigisemptyset __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
210 /* Build new signal set by combining the two inputs set using logical AND. */
211 extern int sigandset __P ((sigset_t *__set, __const sigset_t *__left,
212 __const sigset_t *__right));
214 /* Build new signal set by combining the two inputs set using logical OR. */
215 extern int sigorset __P ((sigset_t *__set, __const sigset_t *__left,
216 __const sigset_t *__right));
217 # endif /* GNU */
219 /* Get the system-specific definitions of `struct sigaction'
220 and the `SA_*' and `SIG_*'. constants. */
221 # include <bits/sigaction.h>
223 /* Get and/or change the set of blocked signals. */
224 extern int sigprocmask __P ((int __how,
225 __const sigset_t *__set, sigset_t *__oset));
227 /* Change the set of blocked signals to SET,
228 wait until a signal arrives, and restore the set of blocked signals. */
229 extern int sigsuspend __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
231 /* Get and/or set the action for signal SIG. */
232 extern int __sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
233 struct sigaction *__oact));
234 extern int sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
235 struct sigaction *__oact));
237 /* Put in SET all signals that are blocked and waiting to be delivered. */
238 extern int sigpending __P ((sigset_t *__set));
241 /* Select any of pending signals from SET or wait for any to arrive. */
242 extern int sigwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int *__sig));
244 # ifdef __USE_POSIX199309
245 /* Select any of pending signals from SET and place information in INFO. */
246 extern int sigwaitinfo __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, siginfo_t *__info));
248 /* Select any of pending signals from SET and place information in INFO.
249 Wait the imte specified by TIMEOUT if no signal is pending. */
250 extern int sigtimedwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, siginfo_t *__info,
251 __const struct timespec *__timeout));
253 /* Send signal SIG to the process PID. Associate data in VAL with the
254 signal. */
255 extern int sigqueue __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig,
256 __const union sigval __val));
257 # endif /* Use POSIX 199306. */
259 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
261 #ifdef __USE_BSD
263 /* Names of the signals. This variable exists only for compatibility.
264 Use `strsignal' instead (see <string.h>). */
265 extern __const char *__const _sys_siglist[_NSIG];
266 extern __const char *__const sys_siglist[_NSIG];
268 /* Structure passed to `sigvec'. */
269 struct sigvec
271 __sighandler_t sv_handler; /* Signal handler. */
272 int sv_mask; /* Mask of signals to be blocked. */
274 int sv_flags; /* Flags (see below). */
275 # define sv_onstack sv_flags /* 4.2 BSD compatibility. */
278 /* Bits in `sv_flags'. */
279 # define SV_ONSTACK (1 << 0)/* Take the signal on the signal stack. */
280 # define SV_INTERRUPT (1 << 1)/* Do not restart system calls. */
281 # define SV_RESETHAND (1 << 2)/* Reset handler to SIG_DFL on receipt. */
284 /* If VEC is non-NULL, set the handler for SIG to the `sv_handler' member
285 of VEC. The signals in `sv_mask' will be blocked while the handler runs.
286 If the SV_RESETHAND bit is set in `sv_flags', the handler for SIG will be
287 reset to SIG_DFL before `sv_handler' is entered. If OVEC is non-NULL,
288 it is filled in with the old information for SIG. */
289 extern int sigvec __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigvec *__vec,
290 struct sigvec *__ovec));
293 /* Get machine-dependent `struct sigcontext' and signal subcodes. */
294 # include <bits/sigcontext.h>
296 /* Restore the state saved in SCP. */
297 extern int sigreturn __P ((struct sigcontext *__scp));
299 #endif /* use BSD. */
302 #if defined __USE_BSD || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
304 /* If INTERRUPT is nonzero, make signal SIG interrupt system calls
305 (causing them to fail with EINTR); if INTERRUPT is zero, make system
306 calls be restarted after signal SIG. */
307 extern int siginterrupt __P ((int __sig, int __interrupt));
309 # include <bits/sigstack.h>
311 /* Run signals handlers on the stack specified by SS (if not NULL).
312 If OSS is not NULL, it is filled in with the old signal stack status.
313 This interface is obsolete and on many platform not implemented. */
314 extern int sigstack __P ((__const struct sigstack *__ss,
315 struct sigstack *__oss));
317 /* Alternate signal handler stack interface.
318 This interface should always be preferred over `sigstack'. */
319 extern int sigaltstack __P ((__const struct sigaltstack *__ss,
320 struct sigaltstack *__oss));
322 #endif /* use BSD or X/Open Unix. */
324 #ifdef __USE_UNIX98
325 /* Simplified interface for signal management. */
327 /* Add SIG to the calling process' signal mask. */
328 extern int sighold __P ((int __sig));
330 /* Remove SIG from the calling process' signal mask. */
331 extern int sigrelse __P ((int __sig));
333 /* Set the disposition of SIG to SIG_IGN. */
334 extern int sigignore __P ((int __sig));
336 /* Set the disposition of SIG. */
337 extern __sighandler_t sigset __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __disp));
339 /* Some of the functions for handling signals in threaded programs must
340 be defined here. */
341 # include <bits/sigthread.h>
342 #endif /* use Unix98 */
344 /* The following functions are used internally in the C library and in
345 other code which need deep insights. */
347 /* Return number of available real-time signal with highest priority. */
348 extern int __libc_current_sigrtmin __P ((void));
349 /* Return number of available real-time signal with lowest priority. */
350 extern int __libc_current_sigrtmax __P ((void));
352 /* Allocate real-time signal with highest/lowest available priority. */
353 extern int __libc_allocate_rtsig __P ((int __high));
355 #endif /* signal.h */
357 __END_DECLS
359 #endif /* not signal.h */