NAME

       sysv_signal - signal handling with System V semantics

LIBRARY

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

       #define _GNU_SOURCE         /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
       #include <signal.h>

       typedef void (*sighandler_t)(int);

       sighandler_t sysv_signal(int signum, sighandler_t handler);

DESCRIPTION

       The sysv_signal() function takes the same arguments, and performs the same task, as signal(2).

       However  sysv_signal()  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.

RETURN VALUE

       The sysv_signal() function returns the previous value of the signal handler, or SIG_ERR on error.

ERRORS

       As for signal(2).

ATTRIBUTES

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │ Interface                                                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │ sysv_signal()                                                               │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

VERSIONS

       Use of sysv_signal() should be avoided; use sigaction(2) instead.

       On older Linux systems, sysv_signal() and signal(2) were equivalent.  But  on  newer  systems,  signal(2)
       provides reliable signal semantics; see signal(2) for details.

       The  use  of  sighandler_t  is a GNU extension; this type is defined only if the _GNU_SOURCE feature test
       macro is defined.

STANDARDS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       sigaction(2), signal(2), bsd_signal(3), signal(7)

Linux man-pages 6.7                                2023-10-31                                     sysv_signal(3)