From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-1.mimecast.com [207.211.31.81]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05B443851C1F for ; Wed, 3 Jun 2020 12:24:31 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 05B443851C1F Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-341-Xkrd007rOYKhR9jasJ9Q7Q-1; Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:24:30 -0400 X-MC-Unique: Xkrd007rOYKhR9jasJ9Q7Q-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D69A835B7C; Wed, 3 Jun 2020 12:24:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldenburg2.str.redhat.com (ovpn-112-181.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.112.181]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ACCF55117E; Wed, 3 Jun 2020 12:24:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Florian Weimer To: Michael Kerrisk Cc: "libc-alpha\@sourceware.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] manual: Add pthread_attr_setsigmask_np, pthread_attr_getsigmask_np References: <87zh9kxzs2.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:24:24 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Michael Kerrisk's message of "Wed, 3 Jun 2020 14:15:09 +0200") Message-ID: <87zh9kwd53.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.11 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:24:33 -0000 * Michael Kerrisk: >> > +It is possible to create a new thread with a specific signal mask >> > +without using these functions. On the thread that calls > > [I missed this piece, that the bullet list is *steps in the thread > that calls pthread_create()*. Sorry about the confusion. In the HTML version, it's quite visible: the macro description is indented. Likewise in the Info version. So I think we are good. >> > +@code{pthread_create}, the required steps for the general case are: >> > + >> > +@enumerate 1 >> > +@item >> > +Mask all signals, and save the old signal mask, using >> > +@code{pthread_sigmask}. This ensures that the new thread will be >> > +created with all signals masked, so that signals can arrive on the >> >> s/signals/no signals/ >> >> The word "arrive" seems a bit vague to me. How about: >> >> [[ >> This ensures that the new thread will be created with all signals >> masked, so that no signals can be delivered until the desired signal >> mask is set. >> ]] Thanks for keeping my terminology straight. Yes, =E2=80=9Cdelivered=E2=80= =9D is indeed the term I was looking for. Florian