Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> erm, can't you point multiple signal handler entries to the same
> routine? can't you also make it so that signals aren't defered
> or blocked while another handler is executing so you may actually
> re-enter the handler before it's complete.
I use good ol' signal() rather than sigaction(), so no, signals can't
interrupt one another's handlers.
> specifically how you say you increment it, then decrement it,
> if you have multiple handlers where one can interupt another
> you can have the counter get jumbled.
Not if increment / decrement is atomic.
DES
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