Mon Dec 2 15:32:15 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
[glibc.git] / signal / signal.h
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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 1
27 #include <features.h>
28 #endif
30 __BEGIN_DECLS
32 #define __need_size_t
33 #include <stddef.h>
35 #include <gnu/types.h>
36 #include <sigset.h> /* __sigset_t, __sig_atomic_t. */
38 #if !defined(__sig_atomic_t_defined) && \
39 (defined(_SIGNAL_H) || defined(__need_sig_atomic_t))
40 /* An integral type that can be modified atomically, without the
41 possibility of a signal arriving in the middle of the operation. */
42 typedef __sig_atomic_t sig_atomic_t;
43 #endif /* `sig_atomic_t' undefined and <signal.h> or need `sig_atomic_t'. */
44 #undef __need_sig_atomic_t
46 #ifdef _SIGNAL_H
48 #include <signum.h>
50 /* Type of a signal handler. */
51 typedef void (*__sighandler_t) __P ((int));
53 /* Set the handler for the signal SIG to HANDLER,
54 returning the old handler, or SIG_ERR on error. */
55 extern __sighandler_t signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
57 /* Send signal SIG to process number PID. If PID is zero,
58 send SIG to all processes in the current process's process group.
59 If PID is < -1, send SIG to all processes in process group - PID. */
60 extern int __kill __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig));
61 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
62 extern int kill __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig));
63 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
65 #if defined(__USE_BSD) || defined(__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED)
66 /* Send SIG to all processes in process group PGRP.
67 If PGRP is zero, send SIG to all processes in
68 the current process's process group. */
69 extern int killpg __P ((__pid_t __pgrp, int __sig));
70 #endif /* Use BSD || X/Open Unix. */
72 /* Raise signal SIG, i.e., send SIG to yourself. */
73 extern int raise __P ((int __sig));
75 #ifdef __USE_SVID
76 /* SVID names for the same things. */
77 extern __sighandler_t ssignal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
78 extern int gsignal __P ((int __sig));
79 #endif /* Use SVID. */
81 #ifdef __USE_MISC
82 /* Print a message describing the meaning of the given signal number. */
83 extern void psignal __P ((int __sig, __const char *__s));
84 #endif /* Use misc. */
87 /* Block signals in MASK, returning the old mask. */
88 extern int __sigblock __P ((int __mask));
90 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK, returning the old mask. */
91 extern int __sigsetmask __P ((int __mask));
93 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK,
94 wait for a signal to arrive, and then restore the mask. */
95 extern int __sigpause __P ((int __mask));
97 #ifdef __USE_BSD
98 #define sigmask(sig) __sigmask(sig)
100 extern int sigblock __P ((int __mask));
101 extern int sigsetmask __P ((int __mask));
102 extern int sigpause __P ((int __mask));
104 /* This function is here only for compatibility.
105 Use `sigprocmask' instead. */
106 extern int siggetmask __P ((void));
107 #endif /* Use BSD. */
110 #ifdef __USE_MISC
111 #define NSIG _NSIG
112 #endif
114 #ifdef __USE_GNU
115 typedef __sighandler_t sighandler_t;
116 #endif
118 /* 4.4 BSD uses the name `sig_t' for this. */
119 #ifdef __USE_BSD
120 typedef __sighandler_t sig_t;
121 #endif
123 #endif /* <signal.h> included. */
126 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
128 #if !defined(__sigset_t_defined) && \
129 (defined(_SIGNAL_H) || defined(__need_sigset_t))
130 typedef __sigset_t sigset_t;
131 #define __sigset_t_defined 1
132 #endif /* `sigset_t' not defined and <signal.h> or need `sigset_t'. */
133 #undef __need_sigset_t
135 #ifdef _SIGNAL_H
137 /* Clear all signals from SET. */
138 extern int sigemptyset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
140 /* Set all signals in SET. */
141 extern int sigfillset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
143 /* Add SIGNO to SET. */
144 extern int sigaddset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
146 /* Remove SIGNO from SET. */
147 extern int sigdelset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
149 /* Return 1 if SIGNO is in SET, 0 if not. */
150 extern int sigismember __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int signo));
152 /* Get the system-specific definitions of `struct sigaction'
153 and the `SA_*' and `SIG_*'. constants. */
154 #include <sigaction.h>
156 /* Get and/or change the set of blocked signals. */
157 extern int __sigprocmask __P ((int __how,
158 __const sigset_t *__set, sigset_t *__oset));
159 extern int sigprocmask __P ((int __how,
160 __const sigset_t *__set, sigset_t *__oset));
162 /* Change the set of blocked signals to SET,
163 wait until a signal arrives, and restore the set of blocked signals. */
164 extern int __sigsuspend __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
165 extern int sigsuspend __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
167 /* Get and/or set the action for signal SIG. */
168 extern int __sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
169 struct sigaction *__oact));
170 extern int sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
171 struct sigaction *__oact));
173 /* Put in SET all signals that are blocked and waiting to be delivered. */
174 extern int sigpending __P ((sigset_t *__set));
177 /* Select any of pending signals from SET or wait for any to arrive. */
178 extern int __sigwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int *__sig));
179 extern int sigwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int *__sig));
181 #endif /* <signal.h> included. */
183 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
185 #if defined(_SIGNAL_H) && defined(__USE_BSD)
187 /* Names of the signals. This variable exists only for compatiblity.
188 Use `strsignal' instead (see <string.h>). */
189 extern __const char *__const _sys_siglist[NSIG];
190 extern __const char *__const sys_siglist[NSIG];
192 /* Structure passed to `sigvec'. */
193 struct sigvec
195 __sighandler_t sv_handler; /* Signal handler. */
196 int sv_mask; /* Mask of signals to be blocked. */
198 int sv_flags; /* Flags (see below). */
199 #define sv_onstack sv_flags /* 4.2 BSD compatibility. */
202 /* Bits in `sv_flags'. */
203 #define SV_ONSTACK (1 << 0)/* Take the signal on the signal stack. */
204 #define SV_INTERRUPT (1 << 1)/* Do not restart system calls. */
205 #define SV_RESETHAND (1 << 2)/* Reset handler to SIG_DFL on receipt. */
208 /* If VEC is non-NULL, set the handler for SIG to the `sv_handler' member
209 of VEC. The signals in `sv_mask' will be blocked while the handler runs.
210 If the SV_RESETHAND bit is set in `sv_flags', the handler for SIG will be
211 reset to SIG_DFL before `sv_handler' is entered. If OVEC is non-NULL,
212 it is filled in with the old information for SIG. */
213 extern int __sigvec __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigvec *__vec,
214 struct sigvec *__ovec));
215 extern int sigvec __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigvec *__vec,
216 struct sigvec *__ovec));
219 /* Get machine-dependent `struct sigcontext' and signal subcodes. */
220 #include <sigcontext.h>
222 /* Restore the state saved in SCP. */
223 extern int __sigreturn __P ((struct sigcontext *__scp));
224 extern int sigreturn __P ((struct sigcontext *__scp));
226 #endif /* signal.h included and use BSD. */
229 #if defined(_SIGNAL_H) && (defined(__USE_BSD) || defined(__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED))
231 /* If INTERRUPT is nonzero, make signal SIG interrupt system calls
232 (causing them to fail with EINTR); if INTERRUPT is zero, make system
233 calls be restarted after signal SIG. */
234 extern int siginterrupt __P ((int __sig, int __interrupt));
237 /* Structure describing a signal stack. */
238 struct sigstack
240 __ptr_t ss_sp; /* Signal stack pointer. */
241 int ss_onstack; /* Nonzero if executing on this stack. */
244 /* Run signals handlers on the stack specified by SS (if not NULL).
245 If OSS is not NULL, it is filled in with the old signal stack status. */
246 extern int sigstack __P ((__const struct sigstack *__ss,
247 struct sigstack *__oss));
249 /* Alternate interface. */
250 struct sigaltstack
252 __ptr_t ss_sp;
253 size_t ss_size;
254 int ss_flags;
257 extern int sigaltstack __P ((__const struct sigaltstack *__ss,
258 struct sigaltstack *__oss));
260 #endif /* signal.h included and use BSD or X/Open Unix. */
262 __END_DECLS
264 #endif /* signal.h */