Async-signal safe functions in signal handlers (unix)
Diez B. Roggisch
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Mon Jan 3 08:10:15 EST 2005
> So, is there a) any mechanism inside Python that can detect if the
> current code is executed in a signal handler, or b) a list of
> statements that must not be used in a Python signal handler in order
> to avoid glibc function calls that are not async-signal safe?
The execution of signal handlers in python is not done really asynchronous -
instead, an incoming signal is noticed and flagged to the interpreters byte
code loop - so the signal gets dealed with when the current bytecode
instruction is termintated. Read section 7.1 in the docs about the signal
module.
In other words: Don't worry, be happy.
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Regards,
Diez B. Roggisch
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