posix/spawn.h

   1 /* Definitions for POSIX spawn interface.
   2    Copyright (C) 2000, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   3    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   4
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  18    02111-1307 USA.  */
  19
  20 #ifndef _SPAWN_H
  21 #define _SPAWN_H        1
  22
  23 #include <features.h>
  24 #include <sched.h>
  25 #include <signal.h>
  26 #include <sys/types.h>
  27
  28
  29 /* Data structure to contain attributes for thread creation.  */
  30 typedef struct
  31 {
  32   short int __flags;
  33   pid_t __pgrp;
  34   sigset_t __sd;
  35   sigset_t __ss;
  36   struct sched_param __sp;
  37   int __policy;
  38   int __pad[16];
  39 } posix_spawnattr_t;
  40
  41
  42 /* Data structure to contain information about the actions to be
  43    performed in the new process with respect to file descriptors.  */
  44 typedef struct
  45 {
  46   int __allocated;
  47   int __used;
  48   struct __spawn_action *__actions;
  49   int __pad[16];
  50 } posix_spawn_file_actions_t;
  51
  52
  53 /* Flags to be set in the `posix_spawnattr_t'.  */
  54 #define POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS            0x01
  55 #define POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP           0x02
  56 #define POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF           0x04
  57 #define POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK          0x08
  58 #define POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM       0x10
  59 #define POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER        0x20
  60 #ifdef __USE_GNU
  61 # define POSIX_SPAWN_USEVFORK           0x40
  62 #endif
  63
  64
  65 __BEGIN_DECLS
  66
  67 /* Spawn a new process executing PATH with the attributes describes in *ATTRP.
  68    Before running the process perform the actions described in FILE-ACTIONS.
  69
  70    This function is a possible cancellation points and therefore not
  71    marked with __THROW. */
  72 extern int posix_spawn (pid_t *__restrict __pid,
  73                         __const char *__restrict __path,
  74                         __const posix_spawn_file_actions_t *__restrict
  75                         __file_actions,
  76                         __const posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict __attrp,
  77                         char *__const argv[__restrict_arr],
  78                         char *__const envp[__restrict_arr]);
  79
  80 /* Similar to `posix_spawn' but search for FILE in the PATH.
  81
  82    This function is a possible cancellation points and therefore not
  83    marked with __THROW.  */
  84 extern int posix_spawnp (pid_t *__pid, __const char *__file,
  85                          __const posix_spawn_file_actions_t *__file_actions,
  86                          __const posix_spawnattr_t *__attrp,
  87                          char *__const argv[], char *__const envp[]);
  88
  89
  90 /* Initialize data structure with attributes for `spawn' to default values.  */
  91 extern int posix_spawnattr_init (posix_spawnattr_t *__attr) __THROW;
  92
  93 /* Free resources associated with ATTR.  */
  94 extern int posix_spawnattr_destroy (posix_spawnattr_t *__attr) __THROW;
  95
  96 /* Store signal mask for signals with default handling from ATTR in
  97    SIGDEFAULT.  */
  98 extern int posix_spawnattr_getsigdefault (__const posix_spawnattr_t *
  99                                           __restrict __attr,
 100                                           sigset_t *__restrict __sigdefault)
 101      __THROW;
 102
 103 /* Set signal mask for signals with default handling in ATTR to SIGDEFAULT.  */
 104 extern int posix_spawnattr_setsigdefault (posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict __attr,
 105                                           __const sigset_t *__restrict
 106                                           __sigdefault)
 107      __THROW;
 108
 109 /* Store signal mask for the new process from ATTR in SIGMASK.  */
 110 extern int posix_spawnattr_getsigmask (__const posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict
 111                                        __attr,
 112                                        sigset_t *__restrict __sigmask) __THROW;
 113
 114 /* Set signal mask for the new process in ATTR to SIGMASK.  */
 115 extern int posix_spawnattr_setsigmask (posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict __attr,
 116                                        __const sigset_t *__restrict __sigmask)
 117      __THROW;
 118
 119 /* Get flag word from the attribute structure.  */
 120 extern int posix_spawnattr_getflags (__const posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict
 121                                      __attr,
 122                                      short int *__restrict __flags) __THROW;
 123
 124 /* Store flags in the attribute structure.  */
 125 extern int posix_spawnattr_setflags (posix_spawnattr_t *_attr,
 126                                      short int __flags) __THROW;
 127
 128 /* Get process group ID from the attribute structure.  */
 129 extern int posix_spawnattr_getpgroup (__const posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict
 130                                       __attr, pid_t *__restrict __pgroup)
 131      __THROW;
 132
 133 /* Store process group ID in the attribute structure.  */
 134 extern int posix_spawnattr_setpgroup (posix_spawnattr_t *__attr,
 135                                       pid_t __pgroup) __THROW;
 136
 137 /* Get scheduling policy from the attribute structure.  */
 138 extern int posix_spawnattr_getschedpolicy (__const posix_spawnattr_t *
 139                                            __restrict __attr,
 140                                            int *__restrict __schedpolicy)
 141      __THROW;
 142
 143 /* Store scheduling policy in the attribute structure.  */
 144 extern int posix_spawnattr_setschedpolicy (posix_spawnattr_t *__attr,
 145                                            int __schedpolicy) __THROW;
 146
 147 /* Get scheduling parameters from the attribute structure.  */
 148 extern int posix_spawnattr_getschedparam (__const posix_spawnattr_t *
 149                                           __restrict __attr,
 150                                           struct sched_param *__restrict
 151                                           __schedparam) __THROW;
 152
 153 /* Store scheduling parameters in the attribute structure.  */
 154 extern int posix_spawnattr_setschedparam (posix_spawnattr_t *__restrict __attr,
 155                                           const struct sched_param *
 156                                           __restrict __schedparam) __THROW;
 157
 158
 159 /* Initialize data structure for file attribute for `spawn' call.  */
 160 extern int posix_spawn_file_actions_init (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *
 161                                           __file_actions) __THROW;
 162
 163 /* Free resources associated with FILE-ACTIONS.  */
 164 extern int posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *
 165                                              __file_actions) __THROW;
 166
 167 /* Add an action to FILE-ACTIONS which tells the implementation to call
 168    `open' for the given file during the `spawn' call.  */
 169 extern int posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *
 170                                              __restrict __file_actions,
 171                                              int __fd,
 172                                              __const char *__restrict __path,
 173                                              int __oflag, mode_t __mode)
 174      __THROW;
 175
 176 /* Add an action to FILE-ACTIONS which tells the implementation to call
 177    `close' for the given file descriptor during the `spawn' call.  */
 178 extern int posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *
 179                                               __file_actions, int __fd)
 180      __THROW;
 181
 182 /* Add an action to FILE-ACTIONS which tells the implementation to call
 183    `dup2' for the given file descriptors during the `spawn' call.  */
 184 extern int posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2 (posix_spawn_file_actions_t *
 185                                              __file_actions,
 186                                              int __fd, int __newfd) __THROW;
 187
 188 __END_DECLS
 189
 190 #endif /* spawn.h */