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SIGINTERRUPT(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SIGINTERRUPT(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   siginterrupt — allow signals to interrupt functions

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <signal.h>

   int siginterrupt(int _sig_, int _flag_);

DESCRIPTION top

   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 top

   Upon successful completion, _siginterrupt_() shall return 0;
   otherwise, -1 shall be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set to indicate the
   error.

ERRORS top

   The _siginterrupt_() function shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The _sig_ argument is not a valid signal number.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   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 top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Section 2.4_, _Signal Concepts_, [sigaction(3p)](../man3/sigaction.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [signal.h(0p)](../man0/signal.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  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
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