type flag[link]

type flag = enum {
	// For use with [[SIGCHLD]]. Prevents notifications when child processes
	// stop (e.g. via [[SIGSTOP]]) or resume (i.e. [[SIGCONT]]).
	NOCLDSTOP = rt::SA_NOCLDSTOP: int,
	// For use with [[SIGCHLD]]. Do not transform children into zombies when
	// they terminate. Note that POSIX leaves the delivery of [[SIGCHLD]]
	// unspecified when this flag is present; some systems will still
	// deliver a signal and others may not.
	NOCLDWAIT = rt::SA_NOCLDWAIT: int,
	// Uses an alternate stack when handling this signal. See
	// [[setaltstack]] and [[getaltstack]] for details.
	ONSTACK = rt::SA_ONSTACK: int,
	// Makes certain system calls restartable across signals. See signal(7)
	// or similar documentation for your local system for details.
	RESTART = rt::SA_RESTART: int,
	// Do not add the signal to the signal mask while executing the signal
	// handler. This can cause the same signal to be delivered again during
	// the execution of the signal handler.
	NODEFER = rt::SA_NODEFER: int,
	// Restore the signal handler to the default behavior upon entering the
	// signal handler.
	RESETHAND = rt::SA_RESETHAND: int,

};

Flags used to configure the behavior of a signal handler.

type handler[link]

type handler = fn(sig: int, info: *siginfo, ucontext: *void) void;

A function which handles a signal. The first argument is the signal number which was caught, the second provides information about the signal, and the third argument is the ucontext, which is usually ignored by most signal handlers.

type how[link]

type how = enum {
	BLOCK = rt::SIG_BLOCK, // Adds the given set of signals to the current mask.
	UNBLOCK = rt::SIG_UNBLOCK, // Removes the given set of signals from the current mask.
	SETMASK = rt::SIG_SETMASK, // Sets the process mask to the given set.

};

Defines the modes of operation for setprocmask.

type siginfo[link]

type siginfo = union {
	struct {
		// The signal number being delivered.
		signo: signal,
		// The errno, if any, associated with this signal. See
		// [[errors::errno]] to convert to a Hare-native error.
		errno: rt::errno,
		// The signal code, if any.
		// TODO: Add enum type for this
		code: int,
	},
	// Pads the structure out to the length used by the kernel; do not use.
	_si_pad: [128 - 3 * size(int)]u8,
};

Provides additional information about signal deliveries. Only the members defined by POSIX are available here; cast to rt::siginfo to access non-portable members.

TODO: Expand this with more portable options

type sigaction[link]

type sigaction = rt::sigact;

type signal[link]

type signal = int;

type sigset[link]

type sigset = rt::sigset;

def SIGABRT[link]

def SIGABRT: signal;

Process abort signal.

def SIGALRM[link]

def SIGALRM: signal;

Alarm clock.

def SIGBUS[link]

def SIGBUS: signal;

Access to an undefined portion of a memory object.

def SIGCHLD[link]

def SIGCHLD: signal;

Child process terminated, stopped, or continued.

def SIGCONT[link]

def SIGCONT: signal;

Continue executing, if stopped.

def SIGFPE[link]

def SIGFPE: signal;

Erroneous arithmetic operation.

def SIGHUP[link]

def SIGHUP: signal;

Hangup.

def SIGILL[link]

def SIGILL: signal;

Illegal instruction.

def SIGINT[link]

def SIGINT: signal;

Terminal signalerrupt signal.

def SIGIO[link]

def SIGIO: signal;

I/O now possible.

def SIGKILL[link]

def SIGKILL: signal;

Kill (cannot be caught or ignored).

def SIGPIPE[link]

def SIGPIPE: signal;

Write on a pipe with no one to read it.

def SIGPOLL[link]

def SIGPOLL: signal;

Pollable event.

def SIGPROF[link]

def SIGPROF: signal;

Profiling timer expired.

def SIGPWR[link]

def SIGPWR: signal;

Power failure.

def SIGQUIT[link]

def SIGQUIT: signal;

Terminal quit signal.

def SIGSEGV[link]

def SIGSEGV: signal;

Invalid memory reference.

def SIGSTOP[link]

def SIGSTOP: signal;

Stop executing (cannot be caught or ignored).

def SIGSYS[link]

def SIGSYS: signal;

Bad system call.

def SIGTERM[link]

def SIGTERM: signal;

Termination signal.

def SIGTRAP[link]

def SIGTRAP: signal;

Trace/breakposignal trap.

def SIGTSTP[link]

def SIGTSTP: signal;

Terminal stop signal.

def SIGTTIN[link]

def SIGTTIN: signal;

Background process attempting read.

def SIGTTOU[link]

def SIGTTOU: signal;

Background process attempting write.

def SIGURG[link]

def SIGURG: signal;

High bandwidth data is available at a socket.

def SIGUSR1[link]

def SIGUSR1: signal;

User-defined signal 1.

def SIGUSR2[link]

def SIGUSR2: signal;

User-defined signal 2.

def SIGVTALRM[link]

def SIGVTALRM: signal;

Virtual timer expired.

def SIGWINCH[link]

def SIGWINCH: signal;

Window resize signal.

def SIGXCPU[link]

def SIGXCPU: signal;

CPU time limit exceeded.

def SIGXFSZ[link]

def SIGXFSZ: signal;

File size limit exceeded.

fn block[link]

fn block(signals: signal...) sigset;

Adds the given list of signals to the process's current signal mask, returning the old signal mask. This is a convenience function around setprocmask.

fn getprocmask[link]

fn getprocmask() sigset;

Gets the current process's signal mask.

fn handle[link]

fn handle(signum: signal, handler: *handler, opt: (flag | sigset)...) sigaction;

Configures a new signal handler, returning the old details (which can be passed to restore to restore its behavior).

The variadic parameters specify either flag to enable or a signal mask to use via sigset; if the latter is provided no more than one may be used.

fn newsigset[link]

fn newsigset(items: signal...) sigset;

Creates a new signal set filled in with the provided signals (or empty if none are provided).

fn read[link]

fn read(fd: io::file) (siginfo | errors::error);

Reads pending signal info from a signalfd.

fn restore[link]

fn restore(signum: signal, action: *sigaction) void;

Restores previous signal behavior following handle.

fn setprocmask[link]

fn setprocmask(how: how, mask: *sigset) sigset;

Sets the process's signal mask, returning the previous mask.

fn signalfd[link]

fn signalfd(signals: signal...) (io::file | errors::error);

Creates a signal file that handles the given set of signals.

fn signame[link]

fn signame(sig: signal) const str;

Returns the human friendly name of a given signal.

fn sigset_add[link]

fn sigset_add(set: *sigset, items: signal...) void;

Adds signals to a sigset.

fn sigset_del[link]

fn sigset_del(set: *sigset, items: signal...) void;

Removes signals from a sigset.

fn sigset_empty[link]

fn sigset_empty(set: *sigset) void;

Sets a sigset to empty.

fn sigset_member[link]

fn sigset_member(set: *sigset, item: signal) bool;

Returns true if the given signal is a member of this sigset.

fn unblock[link]

fn unblock(signals: signal...) sigset;

Removes the given list of signals from the process's current signal mask, returning the old signal mask. This is a convenience function around setprocmask.

fn update[link]

fn update(fd: io::file, signals: signal...) (void | errors::error);

Updates a signalfd with a new set of signals. The signal set is overwritten, rather than appended to, with the provided set of signals.