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Christopher Faylor 2001-09-05 20:12:38 +00:00
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@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ This array is located in the 'sigtodo' array in the procinfo class.
The signal thread uses the InterlockedDecrement function to atomically
inspect elements of the array. If one one of the elements of the array
is non-zero, then cygwin checks to see if the user has blocked the signal
by inspecting the process signal mask. If the signal is blocked, then
the array is reincremented and the next element is checked.
is non-zero, then cygwin checks to see if the user has blocked the
signal by inspecting the process signal mask. If the signal is blocked,
then the current array element is reincremented and the next element is
checked.
If the signal is not blocked, then the function "sig_handle" is called
with the signal number as an argument. This is a fairly straightforward
@ -53,13 +54,16 @@ signal processing is in setup_handler.
setup_handler has a "simple" task. It tries to stop the appropriate
thread and redirect its execution to the signal handler function.
Currently, the "appropriate thread" is only the main thread.
Currently, the "appropriate thread" is only the main thread. Someday
we'll have to change this to allow cygwin to interrupt other user
threads.
To accomplish this, setup_handler first inspects the static sigsave
To accomplish its task, setup_handler first inspects the static sigsave
structure. This structure contains information on any not-yet-handled
signals that may have been set up by a previous call to setup_handler
but not yet dispatched in the main thread. If the sigsave structure
seems to be "active", then a "pending" flag is set (see below).
seems to be "active", then a "pending" flag is set (see below) and the
function returns. Otherwise processing continues.
After determining that sigsave is available, setup_handler will take
one of two routes, depending on whether the main thread is executing
@ -85,11 +89,11 @@ caller. Rather, it returns to sigdelayed.
The sigdelayed function saves a lot of state on the stack and sets the
signal mask as appropriate for POSIX. It uses information from the
sigsave structure which has been filled in by interrupt_on_return, as
called by setup_handler. sigdelayed pushes another "sigreturn" address
on the stack. This will be the return address seen by the signal
handler. After setting up the return value, modifying the signal mask,
and saving other information on the stack, sigreturn clears the sigsave
structure (so that setup_handler can use it) and jumps to the signal
handler function.
called by setup_handler. sigdelayed pushes a "call" the function
"sigreturn" on the stack. This will be the return address seen by the
signal handler. After setting up the return value, modifying the signal
mask, and saving other information on the stack, sigreturn clears the
sigsave structure (so that setup_handler can use it) and jumps to the
signal handler function.