1SGETMASK(2)                Linux Programmer's Manual               SGETMASK(2)
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NAME

6       sgetmask, ssetmask - manipulation of signal mask (obsolete)
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/syscall.h>      /* Definition of SYS_* constants */
10       #include <unistd.h>
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12       long syscall(SYS_sgetmask, void);
13       long syscall(SYS_ssetmask, long newmask);
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15       Note: glibc provides no wrappers for these functions, necessitating the
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DESCRIPTION

19       These system calls are obsolete.  Do not use them;  use  sigprocmask(2)
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22       sgetmask() returns the signal mask of the calling process.
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24       ssetmask()  sets  the  signal  mask of the calling process to the value
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27       The signal masks dealt with by these two system  calls  are  plain  bit
28       masks  (unlike  the sigset_t used by sigprocmask(2)); use sigmask(3) to
29       create and inspect these masks.
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RETURN VALUE

32       sgetmask() always successfully returns the signal mask.  ssetmask() al‐
33       ways succeeds, and returns the previous signal mask.
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ERRORS

36       These system calls always succeed.
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VERSIONS

39       Since Linux 3.16, support for these system calls is optional, depending
40       on whether the kernel was built with  the  CONFIG_SGETMASK_SYSCALL  op‐
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CONFORMING TO

44       These system calls are Linux-specific.
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NOTES

47       These system calls are unaware of signal numbers greater than 31 (i.e.,
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50       These system calls do not exist on x86-64.
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52       It is not possible to block SIGSTOP or SIGKILL.
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SEE ALSO

55       sigprocmask(2), signal(7)
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COLOPHON

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