Re: blocking file lock functions (lockf,flock,fcntl) do not return after timer signal

["linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@analogic.com>]

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Michael Kerrisk wrote:

>> Von: "linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@analogic.com>
>> An: "Alex Riesen" <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
>> Kopie: "Trond Myklebust" <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>, <boi@boi.at>,
>> "Linux kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>> Betreff: Re: blocking file lock functions (lockf,flock,fcntl) do not
>> return after timer signal
>
> [...]
>
>> Datum: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:20:26 -0400
>> As I told you, you use sigaction(). Also flock() will not block
>> unless there is another open on the file. The code will run to
>> your blocking read(), wait 10 seconds, get your "timeout" from
>> the signal handler, then read() will return with -1 and ERESTARTSYS
>> in errno as required.
>
> I was just trying to write a message to say the same ;-).
>
>> Also, using a 'C' runtime library call like write() in a signal-
>> handler is a bug.
>
> But this is not correct.  write() is async-signal-safe (POSIX
> requires it).
>

Then tell it to the doom-sayers who always excoriate me when
I use a 'C' runtime library call in test signal code. I have
been told that the __only__ thing you can do in a signal handler
is access global memory and/or execute siglongjmp().

> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
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Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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