BSD_SIGNAL(3C) Standard C Library Functions BSD_SIGNAL(3C)

NAME

bsd_signal - simplified signal facilities

SYNOPSIS

#include <signal.h>

void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int)))(int);

DESCRIPTION

The bsd_signal() function provides a partially compatible interface for
programs written to historical system interfaces (see USAGE below).


The function call bsd_signal(sig, func) has an effect as if implemented
as:

void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int)))(int)
{
struct sigaction act, oact;

act.sa_handler = func;
act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
sigaddset(&act.sa_mask, sig);
if (sigaction(sig, &act, &oact) == -1)
return(SIG_ERR);
return(oact.sa_handler);
}


The handler function should be declared:

void handler(int sig);


where sig is the signal number. The behavior is undefined if func is a
function that takes more than one argument, or an argument of a different
type.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, bsd_signal() returns the previous action for
sig. Otherwise, SIG_ERR is returned and errno is set to indicate the
error.

ERRORS

Refer to sigaction(2).

USAGE

This function is a direct replacement for the BSD signal() function for
simple applications that are installing a single-argument signal handler
function. If a BSD signal handler function is being installed that
expects more than one argument, the application has to be modified to use
sigaction(2). The bsd_signal() function differs from the BSD signal() in
that the SA_RESTART flag is set and the SA_RESETHAND will be clear when
bsd_signal() is used. The state of these flags is not specified for the
BSD signal().

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

sigaction(2), sigaddset(3C), sigemptyset(3C), attributes(7), standards(7)


May 13, 2017 BSD_SIGNAL(3C)