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authorDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2010-10-29 03:44:57 +0200
committerDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2010-10-29 03:44:57 +0200
commitfed8640bceb8fe937efaceaf2ca506b03f76f621 (patch)
tree2eec8b7e867f3238039d027634246a8e97e5a98a /libc/unistd
parentfe713659049ac9127b58f2268004037e83e2cac4 (diff)
sleep: add comment with test program for SIG_IGNed SIGCHLD
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'libc/unistd')
-rw-r--r--libc/unistd/sleep.c43
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libc/unistd/sleep.c b/libc/unistd/sleep.c
index c4b8a4812..5bd3755c4 100644
--- a/libc/unistd/sleep.c
+++ b/libc/unistd/sleep.c
@@ -27,7 +27,35 @@
/* version perusing nanosleep */
#if defined __UCLIBC_HAS_REALTIME__
-#if 0
+/* I am unable to reproduce alleged "Linux quirk".
+ * I used the following test program:
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+static void dummy(int sig) {}
+int main() {
+ struct timespec t = { 2, 0 };
+ if (fork() == 0) {
+ sleep(1);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL); //
+ signal(SIGCHLD, dummy); // Pick one
+ signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN); //
+ nanosleep(&t, &t);
+ return 0;
+}
+ * On 2.6.35-rc4:
+ * With SIG_DFL, nanosleep() is not interrupted by SIGCHLD. Ok.
+ * With dummy handler, nanosleep() is interrupted by SIGCHLD. Ok.
+ * With SIG_IGN, nanosleep() is NOT interrupted by SIGCHLD.
+ * It looks like sleep's workaround for SIG_IGN is no longer needed?
+ * The only emails I can find are from 1998 -
+ * google for "sleep ignore sigchld".
+ */
+
+# if 0
+
/* This is a quick and dirty, but not 100% compliant with
* the stupid SysV SIGCHLD vs. SIG_IGN behaviour. It is
* fine unless you are messing with SIGCHLD... */
@@ -40,7 +68,7 @@ unsigned int sleep (unsigned int sec)
return res;
}
-#else
+# else
/* We are going to use the `nanosleep' syscall of the kernel. But the
kernel does not implement the sstupid SysV SIGCHLD vs. SIG_IGN
@@ -54,9 +82,9 @@ unsigned int sleep (unsigned int seconds)
/* This is not necessary but some buggy programs depend on this. */
if (seconds == 0) {
-# ifdef CANCELLATION_P
+# ifdef CANCELLATION_P
CANCELLATION_P (THREAD_SELF);
-# endif
+# endif
return 0;
}
@@ -91,8 +119,11 @@ unsigned int sleep (unsigned int seconds)
return result;
}
-#endif
+
+# endif
+
#else /* __UCLIBC_HAS_REALTIME__ */
+
/* no nanosleep, use signals and alarm() */
static void sleep_alarm_handler(int attribute_unused sig)
{
@@ -140,5 +171,7 @@ unsigned int sleep (unsigned int seconds)
return result > seconds ? 0 : seconds - result;
}
+
#endif /* __UCLIBC_HAS_REALTIME__ */
+
libc_hidden_def(sleep)