sgetmask(2) System Calls Manual sgetmask(2)
NAME
sgetmask, ssetmask - manipulation of signal mask (obsolete)
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/syscall.h> /* Definition of SYS_* constants */
#include <unistd.h>
[[deprecated]] long syscall(SYS_sgetmask, void);
[[deprecated]] long syscall(SYS_ssetmask, long newmask);
DESCRIPTION
These system calls are obsolete. Do not use them; use sigprocmask(2)
instead.
sgetmask() returns the signal mask of the calling process.
ssetmask() sets the signal mask of the calling process to the value
given in newmask. The previous signal mask is returned.
The signal masks dealt with by these two system calls are plain bit
masks (unlike the sigset_t used by sigprocmask(2)); use sigmask(3) to
create and inspect these masks.
RETURN VALUE
sgetmask() always successfully returns the signal mask. ssetmask() al-
ways succeeds, and returns the previous signal mask.
ERRORS
These system calls always succeed.
STANDARDS
Linux.
HISTORY
Since Linux 3.16, support for these system calls is optional, depending
on whether the kernel was built with the CONFIG_SGETMASK_SYSCALL option.
NOTES
These system calls are unaware of signal numbers greater than 31 (i.e.,
real-time signals).
These system calls do not exist on x86-64.
It is not possible to block SIGSTOP or SIGKILL.
SEE ALSO
sigprocmask(2), signal(7)
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