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1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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17 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
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 #include <gnu/types.h>
33 #include <sigset.h> /* __sigset_t, __sig_atomic_t. */
35 #if !defined __sig_atomic_t_defined \
36 && (defined _SIGNAL_H || defined __need_sig_atomic_t)
37 /* An integral type that can be modified atomically, without the
38 possibility of a signal arriving in the middle of the operation. */
39 typedef __sig_atomic_t sig_atomic_t;
40 #endif /* `sig_atomic_t' undefined and <signal.h> or need `sig_atomic_t'. */
41 #undef __need_sig_atomic_t
43 #ifdef _SIGNAL_H
45 #include <signum.h>
47 /* Type of a signal handler. */
48 typedef void (*__sighandler_t) __P ((int));
50 /* Set the handler for the signal SIG to HANDLER, returning the old
51 handler, or SIG_ERR on error.
52 By default `signal' has the BSD semantic. */
53 extern __sighandler_t signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
55 /* The X/Open definition of `signal' specifies the SVID semantic. Use
56 the additional function `sysv_signal' when X/Open compatibility is
57 requested. */
58 extern __sighandler_t __sysv_signal __P ((int __sig,
59 __sighandler_t __handler));
61 #if defined __USE_XOPEN && !defined __USE_GNU
62 extern __sighandler_t sysv_signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
64 /* Make sure the used `signal' implementation is the SVID version. */
65 #define signal(sig, handler) __sysv_signal ((sig), (handler))
66 #endif
68 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN
69 /* The X/Open definition of `signal' conflicts with the BSD version.
70 So they defined another function `bsd_signal'. */
71 extern __sighandler_t __bsd_signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
72 extern __sighandler_t bsd_signal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
73 #endif
75 /* Send signal SIG to process number PID. If PID is zero,
76 send SIG to all processes in the current process's process group.
77 If PID is < -1, send SIG to all processes in process group - PID. */
78 extern int __kill __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig));
79 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
80 extern int kill __P ((__pid_t __pid, int __sig));
81 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
83 #if defined __USE_BSD || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED
84 /* Send SIG to all processes in process group PGRP.
85 If PGRP is zero, send SIG to all processes in
86 the current process's process group. */
87 extern int killpg __P ((__pid_t __pgrp, int __sig));
88 #endif /* Use BSD || X/Open Unix. */
90 /* Raise signal SIG, i.e., send SIG to yourself. */
91 extern int raise __P ((int __sig));
93 #ifdef __USE_SVID
94 /* SVID names for the same things. */
95 extern __sighandler_t ssignal __P ((int __sig, __sighandler_t __handler));
96 extern int gsignal __P ((int __sig));
97 #endif /* Use SVID. */
99 #ifdef __USE_MISC
100 /* Print a message describing the meaning of the given signal number. */
101 extern void psignal __P ((int __sig, __const char *__s));
102 #endif /* Use misc. */
105 /* Block signals in MASK, returning the old mask. */
106 extern int __sigblock __P ((int __mask));
108 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK, returning the old mask. */
109 extern int __sigsetmask __P ((int __mask));
112 /* The `sigpause' function has two different interfaces. The original
113 BSD definition defines the argument as a mask of the signal, while
114 the more modern interface in X/Open defines it as the signal
115 number. We go with the BSD version unless the user explicitly
116 selects the X/Open version. */
117 extern int __sigpause __P ((int __sig_or_mask, int __is_sig));
119 #if defined __USE_BSD || defined __USE_GNU
120 /* Set the mask of blocked signals to MASK,
121 wait for a signal to arrive, and then restore the mask. */
122 extern int sigpause __P ((int __mask));
123 #define sigpause(mask) __sigpause ((mask), 0)
124 #else
125 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN
126 /* Remove a signal from the signal mask and suspend the process. */
127 #define sigpause(sig) __sigpause ((sig), 1)
128 #endif
129 #endif
132 #ifdef __USE_BSD
133 #define sigmask(sig) __sigmask(sig)
135 extern int sigblock __P ((int __mask));
136 extern int sigsetmask __P ((int __mask));
138 /* This function is here only for compatibility.
139 Use `sigprocmask' instead. */
140 extern int siggetmask __P ((void));
141 #endif /* Use BSD. */
144 #ifdef __USE_MISC
145 #define NSIG _NSIG
146 #endif
148 #ifdef __USE_GNU
149 typedef __sighandler_t sighandler_t;
150 #endif
152 /* 4.4 BSD uses the name `sig_t' for this. */
153 #ifdef __USE_BSD
154 typedef __sighandler_t sig_t;
155 #endif
157 #endif /* <signal.h> included. */
160 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
162 #if !defined __sigset_t_defined \
163 && (defined _SIGNAL_H || defined __need_sigset_t)
164 typedef __sigset_t sigset_t;
165 #define __sigset_t_defined 1
166 #endif /* `sigset_t' not defined and <signal.h> or need `sigset_t'. */
167 #undef __need_sigset_t
169 #ifdef _SIGNAL_H
171 /* Clear all signals from SET. */
172 extern int sigemptyset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
174 /* Set all signals in SET. */
175 extern int sigfillset __P ((sigset_t *__set));
177 /* Add SIGNO to SET. */
178 extern int sigaddset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
180 /* Remove SIGNO from SET. */
181 extern int sigdelset __P ((sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
183 /* Return 1 if SIGNO is in SET, 0 if not. */
184 extern int sigismember __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int __signo));
186 /* Get the system-specific definitions of `struct sigaction'
187 and the `SA_*' and `SIG_*'. constants. */
188 #include <sigaction.h>
190 /* Get and/or change the set of blocked signals. */
191 extern int __sigprocmask __P ((int __how,
192 __const sigset_t *__set, sigset_t *__oset));
193 extern int sigprocmask __P ((int __how,
194 __const sigset_t *__set, sigset_t *__oset));
196 /* Change the set of blocked signals to SET,
197 wait until a signal arrives, and restore the set of blocked signals. */
198 extern int __sigsuspend __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
199 extern int sigsuspend __P ((__const sigset_t *__set));
201 /* Get and/or set the action for signal SIG. */
202 extern int __sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
203 struct sigaction *__oact));
204 extern int sigaction __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigaction *__act,
205 struct sigaction *__oact));
207 /* Put in SET all signals that are blocked and waiting to be delivered. */
208 extern int sigpending __P ((sigset_t *__set));
211 /* Select any of pending signals from SET or wait for any to arrive. */
212 extern int __sigwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int *__sig));
213 extern int sigwait __P ((__const sigset_t *__set, int *__sig));
215 #endif /* <signal.h> included. */
217 #endif /* Use POSIX. */
219 #if defined _SIGNAL_H && defined __USE_BSD
221 /* Names of the signals. This variable exists only for compatibility.
222 Use `strsignal' instead (see <string.h>). */
223 extern __const char *__const _sys_siglist[NSIG];
224 extern __const char *__const sys_siglist[NSIG];
226 /* Structure passed to `sigvec'. */
227 struct sigvec
229 __sighandler_t sv_handler; /* Signal handler. */
230 int sv_mask; /* Mask of signals to be blocked. */
232 int sv_flags; /* Flags (see below). */
233 #define sv_onstack sv_flags /* 4.2 BSD compatibility. */
236 /* Bits in `sv_flags'. */
237 #define SV_ONSTACK (1 << 0)/* Take the signal on the signal stack. */
238 #define SV_INTERRUPT (1 << 1)/* Do not restart system calls. */
239 #define SV_RESETHAND (1 << 2)/* Reset handler to SIG_DFL on receipt. */
242 /* If VEC is non-NULL, set the handler for SIG to the `sv_handler' member
243 of VEC. The signals in `sv_mask' will be blocked while the handler runs.
244 If the SV_RESETHAND bit is set in `sv_flags', the handler for SIG will be
245 reset to SIG_DFL before `sv_handler' is entered. If OVEC is non-NULL,
246 it is filled in with the old information for SIG. */
247 extern int __sigvec __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigvec *__vec,
248 struct sigvec *__ovec));
249 extern int sigvec __P ((int __sig, __const struct sigvec *__vec,
250 struct sigvec *__ovec));
253 /* Get machine-dependent `struct sigcontext' and signal subcodes. */
254 #include <sigcontext.h>
256 /* Restore the state saved in SCP. */
257 extern int __sigreturn __P ((struct sigcontext *__scp));
258 extern int sigreturn __P ((struct sigcontext *__scp));
260 #endif /* signal.h included and use BSD. */
263 #if defined _SIGNAL_H && (defined __USE_BSD || defined __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED)
265 #define __need_size_t
266 #include <stddef.h>
268 /* If INTERRUPT is nonzero, make signal SIG interrupt system calls
269 (causing them to fail with EINTR); if INTERRUPT is zero, make system
270 calls be restarted after signal SIG. */
271 extern int siginterrupt __P ((int __sig, int __interrupt));
274 /* Structure describing a signal stack. */
275 struct sigstack
277 __ptr_t ss_sp; /* Signal stack pointer. */
278 int ss_onstack; /* Nonzero if executing on this stack. */
281 /* Run signals handlers on the stack specified by SS (if not NULL).
282 If OSS is not NULL, it is filled in with the old signal stack status. */
283 extern int sigstack __P ((__const struct sigstack *__ss,
284 struct sigstack *__oss));
286 /* Alternate interface. */
287 struct sigaltstack
289 __ptr_t ss_sp;
290 size_t ss_size;
291 int ss_flags;
294 extern int sigaltstack __P ((__const struct sigaltstack *__ss,
295 struct sigaltstack *__oss));
297 #endif /* signal.h included and use BSD or X/Open Unix. */
299 __END_DECLS
301 #endif /* signal.h */