POSIX Signal Handling

POSIX Signal Handling — a callback system for handling POSIX signals safely

Synopsis

#include <libxfce4util/libxfce4util.h>

void                (*XfcePosixSignalHandler)           (gint signal,
                                                         gpointer user_data);
gboolean            xfce_posix_signal_handler_init      (GError **error);
void                xfce_posix_signal_handler_restore_handler
                                                        (gint signal);
gboolean            xfce_posix_signal_handler_set_handler
                                                        (gint signal,
                                                         XfcePosixSignalHandler handler,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         GError **error);
void                xfce_posix_signal_handler_shutdown  (void);

Description

Due to reentrancy issues, there is a restricted set of functions/syscalls that are allowed to be performed inside a POSIX signal handler. In general, it's safer to defer any signal-related processing until after the signal handler has run. The functionality in this module automatically handles this, and allows you to set a handler function (with optional user data) for any signal.

Details

XfcePosixSignalHandler ()

void                (*XfcePosixSignalHandler)           (gint signal,
                                                         gpointer user_data);

A function signature to use for POSIX signal handler functions.

`signal` :	The signal that was caught.
`user_data` :	The `user_data` parameter passed when the handler was registered.

xfce_posix_signal_handler_init ()

gboolean            xfce_posix_signal_handler_init      (GError **error);

Initializes the POSIX signal handler system. Must be called before setting any POSIX signal handlers.

`error` :	Location of a GError to store any possible errors.
Returns :	`TRUE` on success, `FALSE` on failure, in which case `error` will be set.

xfce_posix_signal_handler_restore_handler ()

void                xfce_posix_signal_handler_restore_handler
                                                        (gint signal);

Restores the default handler for signal.

xfce_posix_signal_handler_set_handler ()

gboolean            xfce_posix_signal_handler_set_handler
                                                        (gint signal,
                                                         XfcePosixSignalHandler handler,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         GError **error);

Sets handler to be called whenever signal is caught by the application. The user_data parameter will be passed as an argument to handler.

`handler` :	A callback function.
`user_data` :	Arbitrary data that will be passed to `handler`.
`error` :	Location of a GError to store any possible errors.
Returns :	`TRUE` on success, `FALSE` otherwise, in which case `error` will be set.

xfce_posix_signal_handler_shutdown ()

void                xfce_posix_signal_handler_shutdown  (void);

Frees all memory associated with the POSIX signal handling system and restores all default signal handlers.

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