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-.TH PTHREAD_SIGMASK 3 2012-08-03 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH PTHREAD_SIGMASK 3 2019-03-06 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
pthread_sigmask \- examine and change mask of blocked signals
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <signal.h>
-
+.PP
.BI "int pthread_sigmask(int " how ", const sigset_t *" set \
", sigset_t *" oldset );
.fi
-.sp
+.PP
Compile and link with \fI\-pthread\fP.
+.PP
+.in -4n
+Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
+.BR feature_test_macros (7)):
+.in
+.PP
+.ad l
+.BR pthread_sigmask ():
+.RS 4
+_POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 199506L || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500
+.RE
+.ad b
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR pthread_sigmask ()
function is just like
.BR sigprocmask (2),
with the difference that its use in multithreaded programs
-is explicitly specified by POSIX.1-2001.
+is explicitly specified by POSIX.1.
Other differences are noted in this page.
-
+.PP
For a description of the arguments and operation of this function, see
.BR sigprocmask (2).
.SH RETURN VALUE
.SH ERRORS
See
.BR sigprocmask (2).
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR pthread_sigmask ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
.SH CONFORMING TO
-POSIX.1-2001.
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
.SH NOTES
A new thread inherits a copy of its creator's signal mask.
+.PP
+The glibc
+.BR pthread_sigmask ()
+function silently ignores attempts to block the two real-time signals that
+are used internally by the NPTL threading implementation.
+See
+.BR nptl (7)
+for details.
.SH EXAMPLE
The program below blocks some signals in the main thread,
and then creates a dedicated thread to fetch those signals via
.BR sigwait (3).
The following shell session demonstrates its use:
-
+.PP
.in +4n
-.nf
+.EX
.RB "$" " ./a.out &"
[1] 5423
.RB "$" " kill \-QUIT %1"
Signal handling thread got signal 10
.RB "$" " kill \-TERM %1"
[1]+ Terminated ./a.out
-.fi
+.EE
.in
.SS Program source
\&
-.nf
+.EX
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* Simple error handling functions */
-#define handle_error_en(en, msg) \\
+#define handle_error_en(en, msg) \e
do { errno = en; perror(msg); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } while (0)
static void *
s = sigwait(set, &sig);
if (s != 0)
handle_error_en(s, "sigwait");
- printf("Signal handling thread got signal %d\\n", sig);
+ printf("Signal handling thread got signal %d\en", sig);
}
}
pause(); /* Dummy pause so we can test program */
}
-.fi
+.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR sigaction (2),
.BR sigpending (2),