NAME


pthread_sigmask - examine and change mask of blocked signals

SYNOPSIS


#include <signal.h>

int pthread_sigmask(int how, const sigset_t *set ", sigset_t *" oldset );

Compile and link with -pthread.

DESCRIPTION


The pthread_sigmask() function is just like sigprocmask(2), with the difference that its use in multithreaded programs is explicitly specified by POSIX.1-2001. Other differences are noted in this page.

For a description of the arguments and operation of this function, see sigprocmask(2).

RETURN VALUE


On success, pthread_sigmask() returns 0; on error, it returns an error number.

ERRORS


See sigprocmask(2).

CONFORMING TO


POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES


A new thread inherits a copy of its creator’s signal mask.

EXAMPLE


The program below blocks some signals in the main thread, and then creates a dedicated thread to fetch those signals via sigwait(3). The following shell session demonstrates its use:

$ ./a.out & [1] 5423 $ kill -QUIT %1 Signal handling thread got signal 3 $ kill -USR1 %1 Signal handling thread got signal 10 $ kill -TERM %1 [1]+ Terminated ./a.out

Program source

#include <pthread.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <signal.h> #include <errno.h>

/* Simple error handling functions */

#define handle_error_en(en, msg) \ do { errno = en; perror(msg); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } while (0)

static void * sig_thread(void *arg) { sigset_t *set = (sigset_t *) arg; int s, sig;

for (;;) { s = sigwait(set, &sig); if (s != 0) handle_error_en(s, "sigwait"); printf("Signal handling thread got signal %d\n", sig); } }

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { pthread_t thread; sigset_t set; int s;

/* Block SIGINT; other threads created by main() will inherit a copy of the signal mask. */

sigemptyset(&set); sigaddset(&set, SIGQUIT); sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR1); s = pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL); if (s != 0) handle_error_en(s, "pthread_sigmask");

s = pthread_create(&thread, NULL, &sig_thread, (void *) &set); if (s != 0) handle_error_en(s, "pthread_create");

/* Main thread carries on to create other threads and/or do other work */

pause(); /* Dummy pause so we can test program */ }

SEE ALSO


sigaction(2), sigpending(2), sigprocmask(2) pthread_create(3), pthread_kill(3), sigsetops(3), pthreads(7), signal(7)

COLOPHON


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