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PTHREAD_SIGQUEUE(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | PTHREAD_SIGQUEUE(3) |
NAME¶
pthread_sigqueue - queue a signal and data to a threadSYNOPSIS¶
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_sigqueue(pthread_t *thread, int sig, const union sigval value);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
DESCRIPTION¶
The pthread_sigqueue() function performs a similar task to sigqueue(3), but, rather than sending a signal to a process, it sends a signal to a thread in the same process as the calling thread.RETURN VALUE¶
On success, pthread_sigqueue() returns 0; on error, it returns an error number.ERRORS¶
- EAGAIN
- The limit of signals which may be queued has been reached. (See signal(7) for further information.)
- EINVAL
- sig was invalid.
- ENOSYS
- pthread_sigqueue() is not supported on this system.
- ESRCH
- thread is not valid.
VERSIONS¶
The pthread_sigqueue() function first appeared in glibc 2.11.CONFORMING TO¶
This function is a GNU extension.SEE ALSO¶
rt_tgsigqueueinfo(2), sigaction(2), pthread_sigmask(3), sigqueue(3), sigwait(3), pthreads(7), signal(7)COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2012-08-19 | Linux |