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[PATCH 4/5] daemon.c service_loop(): replace signal() with sigaction()

From
Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler@gmail.com>
Date
May 28, 2014, 06:14 UTC
Message-ID
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From signal(2)
  The behavior of signal() varies across UNIX versions, and has also var‐
  ied historically across different versions of Linux.   Avoid  its  use:
  use sigaction(2) instead.  See Portability below.
Replaced signal() with sigaction() in daemon.c service_loop()
Signed-off-by: Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler@gmail.com>
---
 daemon.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 3c48dc0..8c28b3d 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ static int service_loop(struct socketlist *socklist)
 {
 	struct pollfd *pfd;
 	int i;
+	struct sigaction sa;
 
 	pfd = xcalloc(socklist->nr, sizeof(struct pollfd));
 
@@ -1010,7 +1011,9 @@ static int service_loop(struct socketlist *socklist)
 		pfd[i].events = POLLIN;
 	}
 
-	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
+	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+	sa.sa_handler = child_handler;
+	sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, 0);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int i;
-- 
2.0.0.rc4.6.g127602c
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  1. 0/5 replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  2. 1/5 progress.c: replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  3. Chris PackhamMay 28, 2014
  4. David KastrupMay 28, 2014
  5. Erik Faye-LundMay 28, 2014
  6. David KastrupMay 28, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 28, 2014
  8. Jeremiah MahlerMay 28, 2014
  9. 2/5 daemon.c run_service(): replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  10. 3/5 daemon.c child_handler(): replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  11. 4/5 daemon.c service_loop(): replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  12. 5/5 connect.c: replace signal() with sigaction()Jeremiah Mahler, May 28, 2014
  13. Johannes SixtMay 28, 2014
  14. Chris PackhamMay 28, 2014
  15. Erik Faye-LundMay 28, 2014
  16. Jeremiah MahlerMay 28, 2014

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