1PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSIGMASK_NP(3L)inux Programmer's ManuPaTlHREAD_ATTR_SETSIGMASK_NP(3)
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6 pthread_attr_setsigmask_np, pthread_attr_getsigmask_np - set/get signal
7 mask attribute in thread attributes object
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10 #define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
11 #include <pthread.h>
12 int pthread_attr_setsigmask_np(pthread_attr_t *attr,
14 const sigset_t *sigmask);
15 int pthread_attr_getsigmask_np(const pthread_attr_t *attr,
16 sigset_t *sigmask);
17 Compile and link with -pthread.
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21 The pthread_attr_setsigmask_np() function sets the signal mask attri‐
22 bute of the thread attributes object referred to by attr to the value
23 specified in *sigmask. If sigmask is specified as NULL, then any ex‐
24 isting signal mask attribute in attr is unset.
25 The pthread_attr_getsigmask_np() function returns the signal mask at‐
27 tribute of the thread attributes object referred to by attr in the buf‐
28 fer pointed to by sigmask. If the signal mask attribute is currently
29 unset, then this function returns the special value
30 PTHREAD_ATTR_NO_SIGMASK_NP as its result.
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33 The pthread_attr_setsigmask_np() function returns 0 on success, or a
34 nonzero error number on failure.
35 the pthread_attr_getsigmask_np() function returns either 0 or
37 PTHREAD_ATTR_NO_SIGMASK_NP. When 0 is returned, the signal mask attri‐
38 bute is returned via sigmask. A return value of PTHREAD_ATTR_NO_SIG‐
39 MASK_NP indicates that the signal mask attribute is not set in attr.
40 On error, these functions return a positive error number.
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44 ENOMEM (pthread_attr_setsigmask_np()) Could not allocate memory.
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47 These functions are provided by glibc since version 2.32.
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50 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see at‐
51 tributes(7).
52 ┌───────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
54 │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
55 ├───────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
56 │pthread_attr_setsigmask_np(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
57 │pthread_attr_getsigmask_np() │ │ │
58 └───────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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61 These functions are nonstandard GNU extensions; hence the suffix "_np"
62 (nonportable) in the names.
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65 The signal mask attribute determines the signal mask that will be as‐
66 signed to a thread created using the thread attributes object attr. If
67 this attribute is not set, then a thread created using attr will in‐
68 herit a copy of the creating thread's signal mask.
69 For more details on signal masks, see sigprocmask(2). For a descrip‐
71 tion of a set of macros that can be used to manipulate and inspect sig‐
72 nals sets, see sigsetops(3).
73 In the absence of pthread_attr_setsigmask_np() it is possible to create
75 a thread with a desired signal mask as follows:
76 • The creating thread uses pthread_sigmask(3) to save its current sig‐
78 nal mask and set its mask to block all signals.
79 • The new thread is then created using pthread_create(); the new thread
81 will inherit the creating thread's signal mask.
82 • The new thread sets its signal mask to the desired value using
84 pthread_sigmask(3).
85 • The creating thread restores its signal mask to the original value.
87 Following the above steps, there is no possibility for the new thread
89 to receive a signal before it has adjusted its signal mask to the de‐
90 sired value.
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93 sigprocmask(2), pthread_attr_init(3), pthread_sigmask(3), pthreads(7),
94 signals(7)
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98 description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
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