pthread_sigqueue(3)

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NAME

6       pthread_sigqueue - queue a signal and data to a thread
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <signal.h>
10       #include <pthread.h>
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12       int pthread_sigqueue(pthread_t thread, int sig,
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15       Compile and link with -pthread.
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17   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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19       pthread_sigqueue():
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DESCRIPTION

23       The pthread_sigqueue() function performs a similar task to sigqueue(3),
24       but, rather than sending a signal to a process, it sends a signal to  a
25       thread in the same process as the calling thread.
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27       The  thread  argument  is the ID of a thread in the same process as the
28       caller.  The sig argument specifies the signal to be sent.   The  value
29       argument  specifies  data  to accompany the signal; see sigqueue(3) for
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RETURN VALUE

33       On success, pthread_sigqueue() returns 0; on error, it returns an error
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ERRORS

37       EAGAIN The limit of signals which may be queued has been reached.  (See
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42       ENOSYS pthread_sigqueue() is not supported on this system.
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44       ESRCH  thread is not valid.
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VERSIONS

47       The pthread_sigqueue() function first appeared in glibc 2.11.
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ATTRIBUTES

50       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
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53       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
54       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
55       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
56       │pthread_sigqueue()                          │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
57       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

60       This function is a GNU extension.
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NOTES

63       The  glibc implementation of pthread_sigqueue() gives an error (EINVAL)
64       on attempts to send either of the real-time signals used internally  by
65       the NPTL threading implementation.  See nptl(7) for details.
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