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From: Vasil Dimov <vd@FreeBSD.org>
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Cc: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: which running thread gests the external signal
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On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 10:54:01PM +0300, Alin-Adrian Anton wrote:
> Daniel Eischen wrote:
> [..]
> >
> >Note that sigprocmask() and pthread_sigprocmask() are equivalent.  I
> >don't even think pthread_sigprocmask() is in the standard any longer
> >(it used to be in an older version of the standard).  New applications
> >should be using sigprocmask().
> >
>=20
> Yes I noticed. However, this just happens to be the implementation=20
> (probably pthread_sigmask is a wrapper to sigprocmask).
>=20
> This might not be the case on other OS, so for portability I'll stick to=
=20
> the pthread_sigmask in threads, and sigprocmask in single threaded apps.
>=20
For portability you should stick to the standards.

Good luck!

--=20
Vasil Dimov
gro.DSBeerF@dv

Testing can show the presence of bugs, but not their absence.
                -- Edsger W. Dijkstra

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