From: cgf AT cygnus DOT com (Christopher G. Faylor)
Subject: Re: socket/signal problem tracked down - comments?
7 May 1998 13:54:23 GMT
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In article <m0yXJ0K-0011BMC DOT cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT malasada DOT lava DOT net>,
Tim Newsham <newsham AT lava DOT net> wrote:
>As for immediate fix for the connect() problem -- what is the preferred
>way to block signals while I'm in cygwin winsup code?  Should I do
>normal sigset operations to set the mask, or is there a simpler mechanism
>such as grabbing a semaphore or setting a flag?

block_sig_dispatch() will block signals from being acted on.
allow_sig_dispatch() will turn on signals and act on any signals that
have been queued.
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