sigwait(3)
NAME
sigwait - wait for a signal
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h> int sigwait(const sigset_t *set, int *sig); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): sigwait(): _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 1 || _XOPEN_SOURCE || _POSIX_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The sigwait() function suspends execution of the calling thread until
the delivery of one of the signals specified in the signal set set.
The function accepts the signal (removes it from the pending list of
signals), and returns the signal number in sig.
The operation of sigwait() is the same as sigwaitinfo(), except that:
- * sigwait() only returns the signal number, rather than a siginfo_t
- structure describing the signal.
- * The return values of the two functions are different.
RETURN VALUE
On success, sigwait() returns 0. On error, it returns a positive error
number.
ERRORS
EINVAL set contains an invalid signal number.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
sigwait() is implemented using sigtimedwait(2).
EXAMPLES
See pthread_sigmask(3).
SEE ALSO
sigaction(2), signalfd(2), sigpending(2), sigsuspend(2), sigwaitinfo(2), sigsetops(3), signal(7)
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