Subj : Re: pthread_sigmask in single thread application
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Giancarlo Niccolai
Date : Wed Jan 05 2005 10:59 am

Patrick TJ McPhee wrote:

> In article <cre1o9$qos$1@newsread.albacom.net>,
> Giancarlo Niccolai  <searchforme@ingoogle.com> wrote:
> 
> % In a multithread program, the best choice is probably that of dedicate
> one % thread to receive all signals
> 
> I agree with this.
> 
> % 3) in the monitor thread: accept all the signals you wish to handle.
> % 4) wait forever on a condition variable that will never be signaled...
> 
> But not this. It's much simpler to leave the signals blocked and use
> sigwait().

Uhm, sometimes the obvious solution is what you are missing ;-).

Yes, sigwait is the best thing to do, probably does it all much better.

Gian.

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