pthread_sigqueue - queue a signal and data to a thread
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Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
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│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ pthread_sigqueue() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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.
The thread argument is the ID of a thread in the same process as the caller. The sig argument specifies
the signal to be sent. The value argument specifies data to accompany the signal; see sigqueue(3) for
details.
Errors
EAGAIN The limit of signals which may be queued has been reached. (See signal(7) for further
information.)
EINVALsig was invalid.
ENOSYSpthread_sigqueue() is not supported on this system.
ESRCHthread is not valid.
History
glibc 2.11.
Library
POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)
Name
pthread_sigqueue - queue a signal and data to a thread
Return Value
On success, pthread_sigqueue() returns 0; on error, it returns an error number.
See Also
rt_tgsigqueueinfo(2), sigaction(2), pthread_sigmask(3), sigqueue(3), sigwait(3), pthreads(7), signal(7) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 pthread_sigqueue(3)
Standards
GNU.
Synopsis
#include<signal.h>#include<pthread.h>intpthread_sigqueue(pthread_tthread,intsig,constunionsigvalvalue); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): pthread_sigqueue(): _GNU_SOURCE
Versions
The glibc implementation of pthread_sigqueue() gives an error (EINVAL) on attempts to send either of the
real-time signals used internally by the NPTL threading implementation. See nptl(7) for details.
