siginterrupt(3p) — Linux manual page
SIGINTERRUPT(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SIGINTERRUPT(3P)
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NAME
siginterrupt — allow signals to interrupt functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h>
int siginterrupt(int sig, int flag);
DESCRIPTION
The siginterrupt() function shall change the restart behavior
when a function is interrupted by the specified signal. The
function siginterrupt(sig, flag) has an effect as if implemented
as:
int siginterrupt(int sig, int flag) {
int ret;
struct sigaction act;
(void) sigaction(sig, NULL, &act);
if (flag)
act.sa_flags &= ~SA_RESTART;
else
act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
ret = sigaction(sig, &act, NULL);
return ret;
}
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, siginterrupt() shall return 0;
otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
The siginterrupt() function shall fail if:
EINVAL The sig argument is not a valid signal number.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The siginterrupt() function supports programs written to
historical system interfaces. Applications should use the
sigaction() with the SA_RESTART flag instead of the obsolescent
siginterrupt() function.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
Section 2.4, Signal Concepts, sigaction(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, signal.h(0p)
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
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