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       may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface
       may not be implemented on Linux.


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()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <signal.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,  Inc
       and  The  Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the event
       of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,  the  original
       IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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