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<H1>SYSV_SIGNAL</H1>
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2017-09-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
sysv_signal - signal handling with System V semantics
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>#define _GNU_SOURCE</B> /* See <A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+feature_test_macros">feature_test_macros</A>(7) */
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<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:///usr/include/signal.h">signal.h</A>&gt;</B>
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<B>typedef void (*sighandler_t)(int);</B>
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<B>sighandler_t sysv_signal(int </B><I>signum</I><B>, sighandler_t </B><I>handler</I><B>);</B>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
The
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
function takes the same arguments, and performs the same task, as
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2).
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However
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
provides the System V unreliable signal semantics, that is:
a) the disposition of the signal is reset to the default
when the handler is invoked;
b) delivery of further instances of the signal is not blocked while
the signal handler is executing; and
c) if the handler interrupts (certain) blocking system calls,
then the system call is not automatically restarted.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
The
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
function returns the previous value of the signal handler, or
<B>SIG_ERR</B>
on error.
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
As for
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2).
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
This function is nonstandard.
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<H2>NOTES</H2>
Use of
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
should be avoided; use
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+sigaction">sigaction</A></B>(2)
instead.
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On older Linux systems,
<B>sysv_signal</B>()
and
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2)
were equivalent.
But on newer systems,
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2)
provides reliable signal semantics; see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2)
for details.
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The use of
<I>sighandler_t</I>
is a GNU extension;
this type is defined only if
the
<B>_GNU_SOURCE</B>
feature test macro is defined.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+sigaction">sigaction</A></B>(2),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+bsd_signal">bsd_signal</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+signal">signal</A></B>(7)
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
<I>man-pages</I>
project.
A description of the project,
information about reporting bugs,
and the latest version of this page,
can be found at
<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<A NAME="index">&nbsp;</A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAH">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAI">NOTES</A><DD>
<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAJ">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAK">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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