SIGSUSPEND(3)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             SIGSUSPEND(3)



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NNAAMMEE
       sigsuspend -- wait for a signal

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <signal.h>

       int sigsuspend(const sigset_t *_s_i_g_m_a_s_k);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() function shall replace the current signal mask of the
       calling thread with the set of signals pointed to by _s_i_g_m_a_s_k and then
       suspend the thread until delivery of a signal whose action is either to
       execute a signal-catching function or to terminate the process. This
       shall not cause any other signals that may have been pending on the
       process to become pending on the thread.

       If the action is to terminate the process then _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() shall never
       return. If the action is to execute a signal-catching function, then
       _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() shall return after the signal-catching function returns,
       with the signal mask restored to the set that existed prior to the
       _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() call.

       It is not possible to block signals that cannot be ignored. This is
       enforced by the system without causing an error to be indicated.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Since _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() suspends thread execution indefinitely, there is no
       successful completion return value. If a return occurs, -1 shall be
       returned and _e_r_r_n_o set to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() function shall fail if:

       EEIINNTTRR  A signal is caught by the calling process and control is
              returned from the signal-catching function.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       Normally, at the beginning of a critical code section, a specified set
       of signals is blocked using the _s_i_g_p_r_o_c_m_a_s_k() function. When the thread
       has completed the critical section and needs to wait for the previously
       blocked signal(s), it pauses by calling _s_i_g_s_u_s_p_e_n_d() with the mask that
       was returned by the _s_i_g_p_r_o_c_m_a_s_k() call.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       Code which wants to avoid the ambiguity of the signal mask for thread
       cancellation handlers can install an additional cancellation handler
       which resets the signal mask to the expected value.

           vvooiidd cclleeaannuupp((vvooiidd **aarrgg))
           {{
               ssiiggsseett__tt **ssss == ((ssiiggsseett__tt **)) aarrgg;;
               pptthhrreeaadd__ssiiggmmaasskk((SSIIGG__SSEETTMMAASSKK,, ssss,, NNUULLLL));;
           }}

           int call_sigsuspend(const sigset_t *mask)
           {
               sigset_t oldmask;
               int result;
               pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, NULL, &oldmask);
               pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup, &oldmask);
               result = sigsuspend(sigmask);
               pthread_cleanup_pop(0);
               return result;
           }

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _S_e_c_t_i_o_n _2_._4, _S_i_g_n_a_l _C_o_n_c_e_p_t_s, _p_a_u_s_e(), _s_i_g_a_c_t_i_o_n(), _s_i_g_a_d_d_s_e_t(),
       _s_i_g_d_e_l_s_e_t(), _s_i_g_e_m_p_t_y_s_e_t(), _s_i_g_f_i_l_l_s_e_t()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssiiggnnaall..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
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